Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 11PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 137 | 137 | 137 | 135 | 135 | 132 | 136 | 120 | 136 | 222 | 218 | 222 | 256 | 231 | 224 | 197 | 197 | 204 | 265 | 276 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:11PM1.72m | 8:41AM1.32m | 6:12PM1.79m | 8:51AM1.37m | 6:58PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19AM0.48m | 11:54AM1.24m | 1:55AM0.38m | 12:50PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 69 | 222 | 218 | 222 | 256 | 139 | 135 | 98 | 135 | 187 | 265 | 276 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 137 | 137 | 137 | 135 | 135 | 60 | 92 | 89 | 87 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 40 | 231 | 224 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 199 | 255 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSE 10 | SW 19 | SSE 10 | SW 19 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 79 | 33 | 72 | 110 | 32 | 127 | 19 | 133 | 132 | 131 | 84 | 83 | 33 | 33 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 104 | 101 | 106 | 106 | 109 | 132 | 136 | 120 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 149 | 167 | 178 | 164 | 183 | 181 | 204 | 204 | 199 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 179 | 174 | 169 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 177 | 166 | 124 | 124 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 176 |
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