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Cortez Bank surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 21 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
19.0° 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 6AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Afternoon (21 Nov)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (21 Nov)10ft (3.0m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
5
5
5
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.4
NW
2.4
NW
2.3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)10109151514141414141413131314141417161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16241356974167238203659332631432883306723792288200320032130229020664800367643963470374631783644
Wind
(km/h)
50
NW
35
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
5
W
5
E
15
NE
25
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:06PM
1.36
8:35AM
2.05
10:52PM
1.31
9:05AM
2.02
11:47PM
1.27
9:37AM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:13AM
1.07
4:07PM
0.24
2:37AM
1.12
4:48PM
0.29
2:59AM
1.17
5:32PM
0.34
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise--6:30-------6:31-------6:31-----
Sunset-----4:52-------4:52-------4:52--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1----------------
Temp. °C151515151516161717171717171817171717161616161615
Feels °C (?)6810121415131210101112121412131312111212121211
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