Cortez Bank surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 06 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
17.8° C
(Which is 2.8°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 3PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (06 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1.7
NW
1
S
1
S
2.2
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
2.1
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.1
NW
Period(s) (?)1514141412141477787888888888877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)506499485373822363363453537521505492441519774984939813624505769799621408
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
40
WNW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
45
WNW
45
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
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
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:44PM
1.19
11:50PM
1.79
12:28AM
1.70
1:32AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:58AM
0.52
4:48PM
1.12
8:04AM
0.60
9:33AM
0.63
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
Sunrise6:37-------6:37-------6:35-------
Sunset---7:19-------7:20-------7:21----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151515151514141515151515161616161616171717171616
Feels °C (?)101110998899899109810101112121010910
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