Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 7AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed morning, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1694 | 1822 | 1776 | 1761 | 2626 | 1809 | 2689 | 2721 | 2060 | 1753 | 1528 | 1362 | 1278 | 1098 | 920 | 293 | 403 | 881 | 975 | 1231 | 1411 | 3744 | 3999 | 4554 | 4344 | 3648 | 3343 |
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 | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:55AM1.83m | 5:52PM1.61m | 6:23AM1.94m | 6:47PM1.58m | 6:49AM2.02m | 7:37PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16PM0.45m | 12:06PM0.72m | 11:54PM0.54m | 12:52PM0.52m | 00:27AM0.64m | 1:32PM0.37m | 00:57AM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 1694 | 1822 | 1776 | 1761 | 253 | 1809 | 253 | 2721 | 2060 | 1753 | 1528 | 1362 | 1278 | 1098 | 920 | 293 | 267 | 881 | 975 | 1231 | 1138 | 3744 | 3999 | 4554 | 4344 | 3648 | 3343 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 19 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 461 | 443 | 321 | 316 | 37 | 253 | 36 | 226 | 175 | 178 | 175 | 173 | 163 | 118 | 98 | 235 | 403 | 222 | 212 | 171 | 1411 | 136 | 96 | 196 | 223 | 243 | 267 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSW 20 | SSE 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 11 | NW 21 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 12 | — | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 63 | 104 | 104 | 106 | 62 | 61 | 90 | 147 | 173 | 185 | 224 | 420 | 746 | 140 | 165 | 188 | — | 28 | — | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 14 | NW 6 | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 90 | 96 | 123 | 141 | 2626 | 175 | 2689 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 179 | 165 | 165 | 124 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 165 | 164 | 164 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 179 | 179 | 165 | 163 | 164 | 124 | 124 |
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