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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 4 am Friday 27 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
17.4° C
(Which is 2.6°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 12PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Mar) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Mar) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Mar) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 800 | 816 | 798 | 685 | 647 | 538 | 432 | 582 | 558 | 453 | 445 | 377 | 328 | 322 | 192 | 196 | 593 | 263 | 220 | 216 | 216 | 212 | 296 | 255 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | 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 | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:24AM 1.84 | 7:46PM 1.54 | 6:33AM 1.89 | 8:11PM 1.65 | 7:27AM 1.92 | 8:35PM 1.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:28PM 1.21 | 12:54PM 0.26 | 12:41AM 1.05 | 1:36PM 0.24 | 1:33AM 0.88 | 2:10PM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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