Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 1AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 355 | 346 | 282 | 268 | 275 | 297 | 354 | 439 | 492 | 562 | 515 | 491 | 502 | 486 | 486 | 486 | 496 | 527 |
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 |
High Tide | 11:20PM1.77m | 12:34PM1.64m | 00:01AM1.59m | 1:05PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02AM0.46m | 6:19PM0.89m | 6:25AM0.59m | 7:23PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 9 | SW 13 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 92 | 67 | 41 | 81 | 91 | 88 | 73 | 73 | 84 | 83 | 515 | 82 | 502 | 486 | 486 | 486 | 496 | 527 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 121 | 85 | 82 | 91 | 77 | 73 | 87 | 84 | 72 | 47 | 83 | 41 | 82 | 82 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 89 | 91 | 91 | 40 | 37 | 22 | 111 | 111 | 109 | 79 | 46 | 46 | 37 | 91 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 355 | 346 | 282 | 268 | 275 | 297 | 354 | 439 | 492 | 562 | — | 491 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 179 | 176 | 177 | 174 | 124 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 169 | 164 | 164 | 169 | 179 | 179 |
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