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Cortez Bank surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
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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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.4°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 1AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | |
284 | 310 | 283 | 268 | 325 | 362 | 357 | 328 | 304 | 249 | 299 | 295 | 290 | 223 | 212 | 209 | 209 | 169 | 144 | 142 | 133 | 128 | 130 | 140 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | 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 | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:16AM1.65m | 7:52PM1.89m | 8:06AM1.61m | 8:15PM1.96m | 8:52AM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:31AM0.74m | 1:25PM0.52m | 2:12AM0.58m | 1:55PM0.61m | 2:50AM0.44m | 2:21PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 5 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 |
284 | 40 | 283 | 268 | 325 | 362 | 357 | 328 | 304 | 249 | 299 | 295 | 290 | 223 | 212 | 209 | 209 | 169 | 144 | 142 | 133 | 128 | 130 | 140 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WNW 16 | WNW 5 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | NW 19 |
15 | 310 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 37 | 33 | 39 | 41 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 59 | 96 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 11 | SW 15 |
71 | 80 | 22 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 55 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 46 | 81 | 46 | 44 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 64 | 63 | 38 | 21 | 57 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
25 | — | — | 28 | 39 | — | — | 84 | 67 | 78 | 21 | 29 | 38 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 52 | 67 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 77 | 95 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 570 | 570 | 190 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 184 | 184 | 570 | 179 | 230 | 179 | 179 | 177 | 176 | 675 | 570 | 199 | 179 | 175 | 176 | 169 | 165 | 184 |
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