Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 4AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 20s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 485 | 405 | 400 | 400 | 394 | 544 | 671 | 671 | 716 | 679 | 729 | 851 | 1038 | 1038 | 1026 | 992 | 902 | 870 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on |
High Tide | 12:19PM1.70m | 1:26PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:51PM0.55m | 9:15PM0.60m | 10:35PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 485 | 405 | 400 | 400 | 394 | 389 | 671 | 671 | 716 | 679 | 729 | 851 | 1038 | 1038 | 1026 | 992 | 902 | 870 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 357 | 347 | 342 | 286 | 273 | 234 | 307 | 294 | 216 | 175 | 169 | 167 | 161 | 161 | 164 | 172 | 246 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | NW 6 | SSW 20 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | E 5 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 91 | 180 | 260 | 256 | 46 | 544 | 223 | 220 | 210 | 204 | 207 | 25 | 181 | 165 | 168 | 133 | 123 | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 39 | 18 | 35 | 55 | 9 | 41 | 68 | 67 | 75 | 77 | 54 | — | 15 | 14 | 13 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 174 | 164 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 165 |
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