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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
17.7° C
(Which is 1.7°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: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 May) | 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 Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 18 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | |
462 | 423 | 375 | 341 | 292 | 286 | 265 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 302 | 367 | 367 | 255 | 251 | 242 | 223 | 272 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 240 | 229 | 543 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:44PM1.56m | 3:13AM1.64m | 5:30PM1.67m | 4:41AM1.51m | 6:07PM1.78m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28AM0.31m | 9:48PM1.16m | 10:24AM0.42m | 11:21PM1.01m | 11:13AM0.54m | 00:29AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | |
— | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | 7:53 | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | SSW 15 | NW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 10 | SSW 17 |
462 | 423 | 375 | 341 | 292 | 286 | 265 | 222 | 217 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 160 | 101 | 150 | 147 | 272 | 157 | 214 | 214 | 211 | 142 | 543 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 9 | SW 14 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 14 | WNW 10 |
444 | 207 | 102 | 174 | 176 | 242 | 251 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 302 | 367 | 367 | 255 | 251 | 242 | 223 | 101 | 214 | 54 | 79 | 79 | 211 | 122 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 11 | SSW 19 | NW 10 | NW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | NW 16 |
83 | 100 | 78 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 37 | 37 | 59 | 36 | 36 | 31 | 199 | 50 | 31 | 240 | 229 | 264 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 37 | 35 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 179 | 259 | 179 | 179 | 164 | 172 | 164 | 177 | 124 | 536 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 174 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 177 |
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