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Cortez Bank surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 16 Feb 2026 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
16.8° C
 (Which is 2.0°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 10AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am February 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (16 Feb)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (16 Feb)6ft (1.8m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
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)
1
1
1
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 (?)
2.2
WNW
1.9
NW
1.9
WNW
3
WSW
1.7
WNW
3
WSW
1.7
WNW
1.8
NW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
2
WNW
2.3
WNW
3
WNW
2.2
WNW
3.5
W
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)1615151414814141413131313121111810111112131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22951685148837311244109511931249159012641134943135916402021114415673721487847963826465843243611
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
35
SSE
45
SSE
50
W
40
SW
45
WSW
35
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
45
SW
50
WSW
55
W
45
WNW
40
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		oncross-
on		ononcross-
on		onononcross-
on		onononcross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:01AM
2.13
9:22PM
1.57
8:36AM
2.11
9:44PM
1.64
9:12AM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:50AM
0.91
3:02PM
0.16
2:28AM
0.82
3:27PM
0.20
3:07AM
0.75
3:51PM
0.28
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise--6:37-------6:37-------6:35-----
Sunset-----5:43-------5:43-------5:44--
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--415----1-------111-----
Temp. °C161615141515151414141414141414151414131313121313
Feels °C (?)1197576766778777643345567
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