Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 11AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 12 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 19 | WNW 19 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 424 | 424 | 629 | 448 | 553 | 1026 | 1015 | 963 | 651 | 699 | 1201 | 1563 | 1509 | 1359 | 1204 | 1028 | 952 | 898 | 777 | 863 | 1159 | 725 | 663 | 826 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:19AM2.03m | 10:02PM1.65m | 9:44AM2.05m | 10:46PM1.53m | 10:10AM2.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07AM0.57m | 3:54PM0.32m | 3:32AM0.71m | 4:33PM0.29m | 3:55AM0.84m | 5:13PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 424 | 424 | 629 | 379 | 361 | 1026 | 1015 | 847 | 651 | 505 | 643 | 313 | 1509 | 1359 | 1204 | 1028 | 898 | 898 | 777 | 712 | 712 | 725 | 663 | 558 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | NW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 18 |
| kJ | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 553 | 389 | 96 | 96 | 130 | 181 | 164 | 733 | 733 | 733 | 724 | 724 | 817 | 644 | 530 | 522 | 1159 | 522 | 610 | 826 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | NW 5 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SSW 10 | S 13 | WNW 17 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | WNW 21 | WNW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | NW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | WNW 18 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 117 | 108 | 454 | 448 | 367 | 47 | 115 | 110 | 124 | 102 | 162 | 116 | 273 | 169 | 101 | 799 | 952 | 544 | 544 | 863 | 610 | 565 | 644 | 610 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 33 | 30 | 38 | 40 | — | 583 | 963 | 426 | 699 | 1201 | 1563 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 173 | 179 | 164 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 175 | 184 | 184 | 222 | 572 | 179 | 233 | 197 | 209 | 214 | 198 | 199 | 199 | 222 | 177 | 176 |
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