Cortez Bank Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.40° N 119.12° W

Cortez Bank WaveFinder

Issued: 10 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cortez Bank sea temperature is
18.3° C
0.5° 

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


Cortez Bank surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period, NW swell with 993 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cortez Bank this week:

The surf forecast for Cortez Bank over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 1.5m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Cortez Bank in the next 16 days are 2.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 10s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 2PM.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11AM (Sat 11th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 15s
Best Surf11AM (Sat 11th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 15s
Most Powerful 2AM (Thu 9th Jul)8ft (2.5m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cortez Bank over the next 16 days.


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