Cortez Bank surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
18.5° C
(Which is 3.6°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 6PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
NW
2
NW
2
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.9
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
Period(s) (?)10101010101010971099878888887777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)666687674567648670681654379667526460416440481429369378344297289305305331
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
35
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
oncross-
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
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
Sunrise6:30-------6:28-------6:26-------
Sunset---7:23-------7:24-------7:24----
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C151515151515151514141515141414141414141414141414
Feels °C (?)111010999998911107791099989898
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