Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 3AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 19°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 15 | SW 16 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 257 | 283 | 248 | 972 | 248 | 201 | 196 | 573 | 466 | 449 | 416 | 255 | 449 | 411 | 326 | 319 | 244 | 267 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:12PM2.03m | 9:41AM1.52m | 8:46PM2.04m | 10:00AM1.59m | 9:20PM2.01m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17AM0.23m | 2:40PM0.89m | 3:41AM0.24m | 3:16PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 10 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 339 | 572 | 915 | 972 | 761 | 748 | 639 | 573 | 466 | 449 | 416 | 255 | 449 | 411 | 201 | 187 | 244 | 196 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 7 | SW 15 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | S 10 |
| kJ | 257 | 283 | 248 | 302 | 248 | 118 | 118 | 181 | 174 | 106 | 171 | 106 | 128 | 173 | 326 | 319 | 197 | 190 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 15 | W 13 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 203 | 203 | 45 | 39 | 38 | 201 | 196 | 32 | 55 | 171 | 55 | 187 | 132 | 132 | 130 | 162 | 39 | 267 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — |
| kJ | 113 | 109 | 113 | 144 | 149 | — | — | 109 | 121 | — | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | 201 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 169 | 169 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 167 | 167 | 124 | 124 | 166 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 169 | 180 | 124 | 167 |
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