
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today (14 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 8PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
168 | 197 | 249 | 249 | 194 | 194 | 148 | 143 | 173 | 222 | 309 | 382 | 440 | 557 | 682 | 805 | 823 | 727 | 657 | 580 | 643 | 607 | 525 | 525 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | 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 | 9:42PM2.40m | 11:33AM1.54m | 10:31PM2.29m | 12:14PM1.60m | 11:19PM2.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23PM0.93m | 5:01AM-0.11m | 4:18PM0.90m | 5:42AM-0.01m | 5:14PM0.89m | 6:21AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
129 | 131 | 133 | 249 | 55 | 54 | 41 | 85 | 83 | 163 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 823 | 153 | 181 | 210 | 296 | 231 | 525 | 525 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | SW 16 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | SW 15 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 |
168 | 197 | 249 | 135 | 194 | 194 | 148 | 143 | 169 | 75 | 49 | 73 | 73 | 48 | 163 | 163 | 157 | 154 | 214 | 136 | 207 | 207 | 205 | 299 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 21 | NW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 14 |
111 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 96 | 96 | 67 | 65 | 60 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 115 | 105 | 47 | 46 | 157 | 27 | 24 | 173 | 104 | 103 | 181 | 132 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — |
— | 126 | 145 | 180 | 32 | 45 | 64 | 128 | 173 | 222 | 309 | 382 | 440 | 557 | 682 | 805 | — | 727 | 657 | 580 | 643 | 607 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 179 | 179 | 169 | 166 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 179 | 186 | 167 | 165 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 169 |
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