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Cortez Bank surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 PST
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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
17.0° C
 (Which is 1.8°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 3PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (07 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (07 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
1.9
NW
2.1
NW
2.3
NW
2.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.2
NW
Period(s) (?)111111111188899918181717161616161615151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7596866737131155782115817072027263926972281271431613701620155675021432738273323283025971999
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
20
NNW
20
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
45
NW
50
NW
50
NW
55
NW
55
NW
50
NNW
45
NNW
30
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		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		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:21AM
1.81
1:14AM
1.60
12:13PM
1.55
2:00AM
1.64
1:19PM
1.32
2:48AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:32AM
1.01
6:23PM
0.38
6:45AM
1.03
6:58PM
0.57
8:17AM
1.00
7:33PM
0.75
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
Sunrise6:58-------6:58-------6:58-------
Sunset---5:06-------5:07-------5:07----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151516151514141413131313131414141414141415151515
Feels °C (?)1412139866432223711101212111113121010
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