Cortez Bank surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 14 May 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
16.8° C
(Which is 1.0°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: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (15 May)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (15 May)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri morning, near gales from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
12
0.9
SSW
15
1.7
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
2
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
4.5
NW
11
5
NW
11
4.5
NW
11
5
NW
11
5.5
NW
11
5
NW
11
5
NW
11
4.5
NW
11
4
NW
11
4
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
889
392
700
799
660
674
771
875
1127
1151
1596
1953
2387
2850
4005
5094
4869
5966
6692
6339
5810
5116
4414
4516
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NW
50
NW
50
NW
50
NW
50
NW
50
NW
50
NW
50
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
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
7:55PM2.19m
9:12AM1.50m
8:32PM2.31m
10:09AM1.47m
9:12PM2.38m
11:07AM1.43m
Low Tide
2:57AM0.16m
2:08PM0.82m
3:45AM0.00m
2:48PM0.89m
4:35AM-0.08m
3:29PM0.97m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:47
7:47
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
9
10
8
10
10
11
10
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
5
4
4
5
4
3
4
5
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
WNW
11
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
2
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
392
297
392
387
660
674
771
277
204
243
305
305
305
280
280
215
215
210
147
143
141
139
139
137
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
10
0.9
SSW
15
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
16
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
WNW
17
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
17
Energy kJ
21
392
22
22
371
341
204
125
131
95
108
175
173
67
11
10
10
10
10
25
25
25
54
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSE
10
0.1
W
20
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.5
S
16
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
NW
18
0.4
NW
18
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
14
21
8
22
11
124
10
50
80
10
10
11
11
15
15
7
13
25
10
10
10
12
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
9
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
4.5
NW
11
5
NW
11
4.5
NW
11
5
NW
11
5.5
NW
11
5
NW
11
5
NW
11
4.5
NW
11
4
NW
11
4
NW
12
Energy kJ
889
208
700
799
875
1127
1151
1596
1953
2387
2850
4005
5094
4869
5966
6692
6339
5810
5116
4414
4516
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
Distance (km)
177
174
169
166
124
169
169
222
179
169
124
124
124
124
167
167
165
167
167
167
167
165
167
219
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
4
4
3
3
4
4
8
8
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
8
8
9
5
4
4
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