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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 10 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cortez Bank surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cortez Bank sea temperature is
17.0° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today?
The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 6AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 357 | 314 | 249 | 252 | 389 | 414 | 406 | 391 | 335 | 383 | 293 | 211 | 254 | 249 | 261 | 258 | 255 | 255 | 196 | 410 | 760 | 854 | 1049 | 1159 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:57AM 1.96 | 5:09PM 1.19 | 2:12AM 1.87 | 6:54PM 1.31 | 3:53AM 1.82 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:08AM 0.42 | 6:19PM 1.19 | 10:45AM 0.39 | 9:08PM 1.29 | 12:00PM 0.32 | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:10 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
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