Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 10AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 12 | SSW 18 | NW 11 | SSW 16 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 493 | 752 | 731 | 711 | 661 | 632 | 552 | 543 | 535 | 535 | 511 | 528 | 553 | 711 | 877 | 1087 | 422 | 992 | 1060 | 1260 | 1280 | 1136 | 990 | 954 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:54AM1.98m | 9:19PM1.75m | 9:19AM2.03m | 10:02PM1.65m | 9:44AM2.05m | 10:46PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40AM0.45m | 3:15PM0.39m | 3:07AM0.57m | 3:54PM0.32m | 3:32AM0.71m | 4:33PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 18 | NW 12 | SSW 17 | NW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 284 | 752 | 731 | 711 | 661 | 632 | 552 | 543 | 535 | 535 | 511 | 528 | 503 | 553 | 478 | 847 | 399 | 454 | 370 | 1260 | 1280 | 1136 | 990 | 954 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 11 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 493 | 284 | 474 | 284 | 291 | 449 | 443 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 553 | 325 | 877 | 100 | 396 | 499 | 643 | 354 | 326 | 733 | 724 | 724 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | NW 5 | WNW 18 | SSW 16 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSE 9 | WNW 21 |
| kJ | 229 | 566 | 149 | 468 | 393 | 218 | 170 | 163 | 117 | 108 | 454 | 448 | 362 | 84 | 93 | 110 | 422 | 178 | 174 | 733 | 733 | 108 | 103 | 799 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | — | NW 11 | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 711 | — | 1087 | 269 | 992 | 1060 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 179 | 165 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 165 | 179 | 175 | 165 | 124 | 179 | 184 | 163 | 178 | 179 | 222 | 184 | 222 | 675 | 572 | 180 | 197 |
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