Cortez Bank surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 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
19.2° C
(Which is 2.2°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 5PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)--
Afternoon (18 Nov)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (18 Nov)7ft (2.2m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
1.7
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.7
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
1.9
NW
Period(s) (?)121211111111111212121212121211101012129109915
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)155312721193108470082996199585778178171066066049634130437981111321527165314621585
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
NW
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
10
W
50
NNW
45
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crossoncrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:43PM
1.43
7:39AM
2.06
9:24PM
1.40
8:06AM
2.07
10:06PM
1.36
8:35AM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:21PM
0.28
1:22AM
0.96
2:54PM
0.23
1:48AM
1.02
3:29PM
0.21
2:13AM
1.07
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise------6:28-------6:30-------6:30-
Sunset-4:53-------4:53-------4:52------
light rain
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-1--------------232----
Temp. °C151515151515151515151515151615151515161415151515
Feels °C (?)12121314131212121211111211121212121215568912
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