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Cortez Bank Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Cortez Bank surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 31 Aug 2025 PDT
How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today?
The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 6PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 31 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 687 | 789 | 794 | 693 | 691 | 617 | 593 | 474 | 460 | 550 | 596 | 585 | 614 | 521 | 534 | 519 | 605 | 606 | 615 | 653 | 733 | 872 | 840 | 695 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | 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 | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:31PM 1.63 | 4:59PM 1.69 | 8:45AM 1.33 | 6:01PM 1.80 | 8:44AM 1.38 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:32AM 0.60 | 1:14AM 0.47 | 11:47AM 1.27 | 1:46AM 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - San Diego County
Wind reports 36 km away suggest it is still onshore at Cortez Bank (light winds from the W at SHIP54). 0.8m 16s long period groundswell from the SSW with a 0.6m 6s windswell from the WNW and a 0.2m 11s groundswell from the NW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
36 km away, 2 h 18 min ago
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