Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 1AM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 501 | 469 | 459 | 553 | 1026 | 1069 | 958 | 619 | 512 | 463 | 688 | 724 | 715 | 697 | 679 | 566 | 505 | 485 | 394 | 394 | 321 | 321 | 325 | 330 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:47PM1.86m | 7:16AM1.23m | 6:23PM1.91m | 8:21AM1.26m | 6:58PM1.96m | 9:10AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09AM0.59m | 11:37AM0.98m | 1:53AM0.46m | 12:22PM1.05m | 2:31AM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | 8:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 501 | 469 | 459 | 553 | 1026 | 1069 | 958 | 619 | 512 | 463 | 688 | 724 | 715 | 697 | 679 | 566 | 505 | 485 | 394 | 394 | 321 | 321 | 325 | 330 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSE 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 272 | 272 | 268 | 264 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 151 | 151 | 113 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 210 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 210 | 201 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NW 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 84 | 80 | 56 | 56 | — | — | 55 | 53 | 42 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 78 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 95 | 25 | 32 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 79 | 105 | 61 | 133 | 206 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 259 | 179 | 179 | 163 | 179 | 177 | 175 | 184 | 222 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 177 | 174 | 169 | 169 | 570 | 179 | 179 | 177 | 166 | 165 | 124 | 124 |
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