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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 20 Apr 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
17.2° 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 2AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
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) (?) | 16 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 86 | 85 | 89 | 318 | 492 | 769 | 951 | 1134 | 1098 | 984 | 952 | 936 | 889 | 814 | 800 | 785 | 890 | 348 | 460 | 596 | 558 | 406 | 352 | 313 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | 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 |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:45PM 2.14 | 2:50PM 1.27 | 12:45AM 2.00 | 4:42PM 1.33 | 2:03AM 1.85 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:37AM 0.20 | 5:55PM 1.18 | 8:54AM 0.27 | 7:29PM 1.28 | 10:12AM 0.31 | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
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