Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 1AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1055 | 1012 | 984 | 928 | 832 | 443 | 376 | 336 | 480 | 392 | 289 | 314 | 321 | 329 | 408 | 400 | 410 | 338 | 330 | 330 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | 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 | 11:16AM1.48m | 10:12PM2.03m | 11:41AM1.53m | 10:45PM1.92m | 12:06PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04PM0.94m | 5:15AM0.26m | 4:43PM0.92m | 5:39AM0.35m | 5:28PM0.90m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NW 8 | S 12 | NW 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1055 | 1012 | 984 | 928 | 832 | 273 | 368 | 273 | 480 | 392 | 144 | 229 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 345 | 141 | 104 | 106 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 216 | 222 | 193 | 193 | 507 | 353 | 376 | 336 | 77 | 75 | 125 | 94 | 92 | 60 | 60 | 57 | 120 | 88 | 85 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 10 | — | S 12 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | — | SW 21 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 20 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 102 | — | 289 | 443 | 224 | 220 | — | 18 | 99 | 55 | 75 | 76 | 106 | 15 | 33 | 84 | 89 | 91 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 262 | — | 273 | — | 304 | 297 | 289 | 314 | 321 | 329 | 408 | 400 | 410 | 338 | 330 | 330 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 570 | 179 | 176 | 174 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 169 | 169 | 124 | 124 | 169 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 165 |
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