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Cortez Bank surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 31 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 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 1AM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (01 Feb)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (01 Feb)8ft (2.5m)17s

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

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Sat
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
5
6
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
Period(s) (?)121218171616161516181716161616161515151414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)73772582392411941310163416902555454648445274514656165478498241003651333127102452214017441474
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
S
10
SW
0
SSE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononglasscross-
on		glassoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:14PM
1.52
8:12AM
2.35
9:47PM
1.58
8:56AM
2.27
10:19PM
1.64
9:37AM
2.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:57AM
0.89
3:22PM
-0.05
2:44AM
0.82
3:57PM
0.03
3:31AM
0.79
Sat
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise----6:50-------6:50-------6:48---
Sunset-------5:29-------5:30-------5:30
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201820171716161615151515151515161616161617171719
Feels °C (?)161416141413141312131313151514171616161616151517
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