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Cortez Bank ratings
Quality on a good day: 5.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 4.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Cortez Bank Surf Forecast / United-States – San Diego County / USA

6 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 16 pm Sunday 03 Jun 2012

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

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Energy
Swell Map See all maps
Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 1.3
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.3
S
1.2
S
2.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
WNW
4.0
WNW
3.0
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2.5
WNW
3.0
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2.5
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.0
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2.0
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.3
WNW
Period (s) (?) 12 12 16 15 7 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 10
Surfscale
Wave
Graph

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Max-energy 521 722 815 653 600 1946 2459 2815 1710 1356 1791 1205 704 604 618 454 466 983
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW 20
NNW 20
NW 35
NW 55
NW 60
NW 60
NW 55
NW 35
NW 40
NW 35
NW 25
NNW 25
NW 15
WNW 0
WSW 20
NW 25
NW 30
NW
Wind State (?) cross-
on
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Cortez Bank blow from the E
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
High Tide
/ height (m)

8:52PM
2.01
10:30AM
1.18

9:38PM
2.01
11:21AM
1.19

10:25PM
1.94
12:13PM
1.20

11:13PM
1.81
1:06PM
1.20

12:04AM
1.63

2:03PM
1.22
12:59AM
1.43

Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:31PM
0.45
4:04AM
-0.50

3:20PM
0.47
4:51AM
-0.50

4:10PM
0.51

5:39AM
-0.45
5:03PM
0.56

6:27AM
-0.34
6:02PM
0.61

7:16AM
-0.20
7:10PM
0.65

8:06AM
-0.04
 

Note: the tide data above is for Wilson Cove, San Clemente Island, California which is 86 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Cortez Bank. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph.

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Today's Cortez Bank sea temperature is 13.8 °C (Statistics for 03 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 16.2 max: 17.9 min: 14.4 °C)

Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 15°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the NW by Tue night). Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).
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High °C 13 13 13 14 14 13 14 15 14 15 15 15 15 15 16 17 15 14
Low °C 13 13 13 14 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 16 16 14 13
Chill °C (?) 12 11 12 12 11 9 11 13 11 13 13 13 13 13 16 17 13 12
Sunrise - - 5:48 - - 5:48 - - 5:48 - - 5:48 - - 5:48 - - 5:48
Sunset 20:00 - - 20:00 - - 20:00 - - 20:00 - - 20:01 - - 20:01 - -
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The above surf forecast table for Cortez Bank provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 6 days. A general guide to surfing at Cortez Bank can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Cortez Bank surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Cortez Bank) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Cortez Bank may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.