
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 10PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
318 | 314 | 314 | 309 | 594 | 301 | 293 | 471 | 431 | 423 | 419 | 413 | 479 | 465 | 410 | 417 | 504 | 473 | 428 | 421 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:48PM1.87m | 8:48AM1.69m | 8:26PM1.88m | 9:06AM1.79m | 9:04PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52PM0.88m | 2:28AM0.35m | 2:27PM0.73m | 2:51AM0.39m | 3:03PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 8 |
238 | 238 | 187 | 206 | 594 | 202 | 197 | 471 | 431 | 423 | 415 | 375 | 389 | 382 | 338 | 338 | 375 | 453 | 428 | 226 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
248 | 277 | 314 | 236 | 305 | 301 | 202 | 284 | 276 | 402 | 419 | 413 | 479 | 465 | 410 | 417 | 504 | 473 | 402 | 421 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | NW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | S 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | NW 10 |
318 | 314 | 309 | 309 | 34 | 209 | 293 | 33 | 31 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 104 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 199 | 179 | 124 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 0 | 169 | 124 | 124 | 179 | 184 | 179 | 174 | 124 |
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