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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 am Sunday 19 Oct 2025 PDT
How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today?
The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 5PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wed 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 22 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1929 | 1716 | 1692 | 1421 | 1402 | 1382 | 951 | 933 | 834 | 609 | 609 | 861 | 1697 | 2175 | 2066 | 1956 | 1641 | 1247 | 1326 | 1346 | 1307 | 773 | 906 | 833 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | 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 | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:34AM 1.91 | 9:00PM 1.65 | 8:54AM 1.96 | 9:38PM 1.59 | 9:14AM 1.99 | 10:17PM 1.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:57PM 0.48 | 2:41AM 0.66 | 3:30PM 0.38 | 3:03AM 0.76 | 4:03PM 0.33 | 3:24AM 0.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wed 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - San Diego County
The wind is still cross-on at Cortez Bank (light winds from the NW at SHIP271 36 km from Cortez Bank). 1.4m 15s groundswell from the NW with a 0.5m 15s groundswell from the SSW and a 0.5m 7s swell from the NW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
36 km away, 1 h 56 min ago
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