Cortez Bank Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.40° N 119.12° W

Cortez Bank 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cortez Bank sea temperature is
18.8° C
0.8° 

Cortez Bank surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
1.4
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.9
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.3
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
SW
Wind State
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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