Cortez Bank surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 16 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
19.3° 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 11AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (16 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (16 Nov)5ft (1.6m)12s

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

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Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wed
19
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
NW
1.5
WNW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.5
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
2.1
WNW
1.4
NW
2.4
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
NW
2.4
WNW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
2
WNW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121111141413131312121212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)585518518558625660648463573107993814276801968184218802129188817101450135113041131873
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
W
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
35
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:29AM
1.93
7:17PM
1.45
6:51AM
1.99
8:01PM
1.44
7:14AM
2.03
8:43PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:16PM
0.48
12:30AM
0.81
1:48PM
0.36
12:56AM
0.89
2:21PM
0.28
1:22AM
0.96
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wed
19
Sunrise6:26-------6:26-------6:28-------
Sunset---4:54-------4:54-------4:53----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------12---1--1-1---
Temp. °C171717171717171717171716161515141515151515151515
Feels °C (?)14141615161616151513131099991111101114131312
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