Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today (27 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 12AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, strong winds from the NW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NW 9 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 653 | 613 | 475 | 467 | 467 | 482 | 490 | 514 | 484 | 373 | 386 | 356 | 323 | 316 | 428 | 580 | 650 | 775 | 931 | 836 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:45PM1.76m | 9:52AM1.99m | 10:28PM1.64m | 10:20AM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41PM0.46m | 3:39AM0.56m | 4:22PM0.37m | 4:03AM0.67m | 5:08PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 653 | 613 | 424 | 415 | 365 | 328 | 314 | 514 | 484 | 373 | 386 | 356 | 323 | 595 | 826 | 826 | 862 | 814 | 791 | 615 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 206 | 211 | 475 | 467 | 467 | 482 | 490 | 160 | 178 | 136 | 240 | 387 | 449 | 308 | 193 | 164 | 126 | 123 | 115 | 134 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SE 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 124 | 124 | 125 | 125 | 154 | 192 | 169 | 143 | 167 | 165 | 120 | 260 | 314 | 254 | 206 | 203 | 153 | 181 | 137 | 152 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 307 | 300 | 300 | 328 | 338 | 262 | 316 | 428 | 580 | 650 | 775 | 931 | 836 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 179 | 174 | 177 | 174 | 124 | 164 | 167 | 167 | 179 | 177 | 179 | 175 | 177 | 163 | 179 | 222 | 179 | 177 | 163 |
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