Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 5AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | NW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 466 | 388 | 416 | 233 | 449 | 411 | 326 | 269 | 239 | 267 | 390 | 386 | 467 | 390 | 424 | 427 | 734 | 1081 |
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 | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:46PM2.04m | 10:00AM1.59m | 9:20PM2.01m | 10:21AM1.67m | 9:55PM1.93m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41AM0.24m | 3:16PM0.81m | 4:05AM0.28m | 3:53PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NW 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 466 | 388 | 416 | 121 | 449 | 411 | 326 | 178 | 178 | 190 | 183 | 362 | 467 | 390 | 424 | 427 | 734 | 1081 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | NW 7 | NW 7 | S 10 | SW 14 | NW 7 | NW 8 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | S 9 | SSW 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 174 | 139 | 121 | 200 | 132 | 116 | 147 | 269 | 239 | 267 | 390 | 106 | 450 | 74 | 73 | 35 | 34 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 55 | 171 | 171 | 233 | 142 | 132 | 130 | 162 | 197 | 111 | 85 | 386 | 102 | 268 | 87 | 82 | 19 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 139 | — | — | — | 121 | — | — | — | — | 196 | 229 | — | — | — | 291 | 262 | 287 | 355 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 184 | 174 | 167 | 165 | 124 | 165 | 169 | 184 | 167 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 177 | 179 |
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