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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
17.2° 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 4PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | |
347 | 304 | 249 | 245 | 234 | 198 | 192 | 153 | 149 | 121 | 117 | 112 | 123 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 193 | 288 | 291 | 284 | 310 | 283 | 268 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:28PM1.57m | 5:07AM1.69m | 7:00PM1.68m | 6:18AM1.67m | 7:27PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18AM0.34m | 11:35PM1.12m | 12:10PM0.37m | 00:41AM0.93m | 12:51PM0.43m | 1:31AM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | |
— | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | 7:34 | |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
347 | 304 | 249 | 245 | 234 | 196 | 149 | 116 | 147 | 116 | 91 | 108 | 96 | 75 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 193 | 288 | 291 | 284 | 310 | 283 | 268 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 |
268 | 196 | 181 | 176 | 173 | 173 | 125 | 123 | 123 | 114 | 112 | 107 | 123 | 167 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 80 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | W 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 13 |
33 | 57 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 85 | 129 | 129 | 85 | 121 | 117 | 112 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 56 | 34 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 |
282 | 254 | 247 | 233 | 204 | 198 | 192 | 153 | 149 | — | — | 67 | 60 | 57 | 49 | 59 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 55 | 47 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 169 | 179 | 186 | 184 | 179 | 179 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 570 | 939 | 179 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 244 | 1137 | 570 | 220 | 184 | 179 | 184 |
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