Cortez Bank Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(San Diego County, USA)
Cortez Bank Surf Guide
Cortez Bank in San Diego County is a reef break that has quite reliable surf. Offshore winds are from the east. The ideal swell direction from the west. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Beware of rocks and sharks.
Cortez Bank Spot Info
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Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
fairly consistent | 14.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite |
Surfing Cortez Bank:
The best conditions reported for surf at Cortez Bank occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.
What's the best time of year to surf Cortez Bank (for consistent clean waves)?
Explore Cortez Bank Location Map
Interactive Cortez Bank surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Cortez Bank is North Island Nas (San Diego) Airport (NZY) in USA, 181 km (112 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Cortez Bank is Long Beach Airport (LGB), also in USA, 182 km (113 miles) away.
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Period (s) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
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Wind State | cross- off |
off | off | cross- off |
Tides at Cortez Bank
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Swell History at Cortez Bank
Surf stats for Cortez Bank, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.
Wind History at Cortez Bank
Wind stats for Cortez Bank, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.
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Wave Buoys Nearest To Cortez Bank:
- Closest Wave BuoyTanner Banks Buoy24 mi
- Second closest Wave BuoySan Clemente Basin Buoy64 mi
- Third closest Wave BuoySan Nicolas Island, CA73 mi
- Fourth closest Wave BuoySanta Barbara Island North, CA90 mi
- Fifth closest Wave BuoySanta Monica Basin Buoy93 mi