Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 4PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SSW 18 | NW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 602 | 691 | 595 | 532 | 525 | 512 | 493 | 752 | 731 | 711 | 661 | 560 | 552 | 543 | 604 | 424 | 563 | 553 | 614 | 1093 | 1015 | 847 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:29AM1.90m | 8:35PM1.83m | 8:54AM1.98m | 9:19PM1.75m | 9:19AM2.03m | 10:02PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35PM0.52m | 2:40AM0.45m | 3:15PM0.39m | 3:07AM0.57m | 3:54PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 300 | 691 | 595 | 292 | 311 | 295 | 284 | 752 | 731 | 711 | 661 | 560 | 552 | 543 | 604 | 424 | 563 | 520 | 614 | 644 | 739 | 756 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 11 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 602 | 284 | 235 | 532 | 525 | 512 | 493 | 284 | 474 | 284 | 291 | 449 | 443 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 553 | 1093 | 1015 | 847 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 11 | WNW 11 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 11 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 239 | 239 | 181 | 211 | 261 | 331 | 229 | 566 | 149 | 468 | 393 | 218 | 170 | 163 | 117 | 108 | 454 | 553 | 362 | 88 | 88 | 65 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 204 | 196 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 177 | 179 | 176 | 176 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 165 | 163 | 165 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 165 |
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