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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
16.8° C
(Which is 1.6°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 10AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
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 Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | |
173 | 153 | 147 | 121 | 128 | 137 | 291 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 193 | 288 | 291 | 284 | 310 | 283 | 268 | 325 | 362 | 357 | 328 | 304 | 249 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:07AM1.69m | 7:00PM1.68m | 6:18AM1.67m | 7:27PM1.79m | 7:16AM1.65m | 7:52PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35PM1.12m | 12:10PM0.37m | 00:41AM0.93m | 12:51PM0.43m | 1:31AM0.74m | 1:25PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 6 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 13 |
149 | 116 | 147 | 112 | 112 | 137 | 123 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 193 | 288 | 291 | 284 | 310 | 283 | 268 | 325 | 362 | 357 | 328 | 304 | 249 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
125 | 123 | 123 | 114 | 117 | 107 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 80 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 39 | 41 | 43 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | S 13 | WNW 15 | W 15 | WNW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 11 | S 13 | SW 16 | S 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
129 | 129 | 85 | 121 | 128 | 112 | 62 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 56 | 34 | 31 | 21 | 31 | 41 | 55 | 62 | 62 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 5 |
173 | 153 | 128 | — | 88 | 65 | 291 | 70 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 49 | 51 | 53 | 50 | 39 | 40 | 50 | 42 | 51 | 41 | 88 | 91 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 171 | 167 | 167 | 179 | 570 | 570 | 179 | 190 | 230 | 222 | 190 | 248 | 570 | 1392 | 248 | 184 | 184 | 176 | 179 | 233 | 179 | 179 | 199 | 184 |
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