Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.40° N 119.12° W

Cortez Bank 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cortez Bank sea temperature is
20.7°C
1.8° 

Cortez Bank surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 3AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (30 Sep)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 18°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
14
1.9
NW
9
1.2
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.2
NW
13
2
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.5
NW
10
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.3
NW
10
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.3
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.4
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
536
590
581
565
495
1346
1242
424
392
369
296
700
678
666
666
303
235
542
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:16AM1.34m
11:32AM2.05m
1:39AM1.21m
12:21PM1.98m
Low Tide
4:55AM0.93m
7:05PM0.38m
5:21AM1.05m
8:27PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
16
16
17
17
17
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18
18
18
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18
18
18
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18
17
18
19
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