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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 Thursday 14 May 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
16.8° C
(Which is 1.0°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 6AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri morning, near gales from the NW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | |
889 | 392 | 700 | 799 | 660 | 674 | 771 | 875 | 1127 | 1151 | 1596 | 1953 | 2387 | 2850 | 4005 | 5094 | 4869 | 5966 | 6692 | 6339 | 5810 | 5116 | 4414 | 4516 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:55PM2.19m | 9:12AM1.50m | 8:32PM2.31m | 10:09AM1.47m | 9:12PM2.38m | 11:07AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57AM0.16m | 2:08PM0.82m | 3:45AM0.00m | 2:48PM0.89m | 4:35AM-0.08m | 3:29PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 392 | 297 | 392 | 387 | 660 | 674 | 771 | 277 | 204 | 243 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 280 | 280 | 215 | 215 | 210 | 147 | 143 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 16 | SSW 13 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 21 | 392 | 22 | 22 | 371 | 341 | 204 | 125 | 131 | 95 | 108 | 175 | 173 | 67 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 54 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | — | W 20 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 16 | SSE 10 | NW 18 | NW 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 19 | SW 18 | S 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 14 | 21 | — | 8 | 22 | 11 | 124 | 10 | 50 | 80 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 889 | 208 | 700 | 799 | — | — | — | 875 | 1127 | 1151 | 1596 | 1953 | 2387 | 2850 | 4005 | 5094 | 4869 | 5966 | 6692 | 6339 | 5810 | 5116 | 4414 | 4516 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 177 | 174 | 169 | 166 | 124 | 169 | 169 | 222 | 179 | 169 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 167 | 167 | 165 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 165 | 167 | 219 |
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