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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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today?
The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 11AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | |
456 | 449 | 426 | 411 | 411 | 403 | 372 | 372 | 372 | 323 | 323 | 291 | 247 | 371 | 451 | 554 | 734 | 457 | 457 | 509 | 421 | 421 | 414 | 392 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:16AM1.48m | 6:57PM1.86m | 7:18AM1.50m | 7:24PM2.03m | 8:16AM1.51m | 7:55PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:45AM0.87m | 12:21PM0.61m | 1:29AM0.62m | 12:55PM0.67m | 2:12AM0.37m | 1:31PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
456 | 449 | 426 | 411 | 411 | 403 | 372 | 372 | 372 | 323 | 323 | 291 | 247 | 371 | 451 | 554 | 276 | 457 | 414 | 509 | 421 | 421 | 414 | 291 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
339 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 239 | 236 | 229 | 223 | 217 | 210 | 161 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 280 | 118 | 193 | 457 | 446 | 419 | 402 | 392 | 392 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | WNW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
22 | 22 | 23 | 34 | 55 | 51 | 55 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 64 | 106 | 123 | 158 | 227 | 116 | 27 | 195 | 20 | 20 | 37 | 59 | 21 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 734 | 223 | 314 | 314 | 374 | 365 | 300 | 300 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 174 | 124 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 179 | 124 | 179 | 124 | 0 | 169 | 259 | 222 | 179 | 169 | 166 | 124 | 165 | 124 | 169 | 199 | 177 | 178 |
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