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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 Monday 30 Mar 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 2.2°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: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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) (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 130 | 99 | 97 | 78 | 64 | 71 | 56 | 55 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 35 | 63 | 81 | 100 | 81 | 85 | 69 | 85 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:14AM 1.91 | 8:59PM 1.84 | 8:57AM 1.85 | 9:22PM 1.91 | 9:37AM 1.77 | 9:44PM 1.96 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:41PM 0.33 | 2:57AM 0.57 | 3:08PM 0.43 | 3:34AM 0.47 | 3:32PM 0.55 | 4:11AM 0.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thu 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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