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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
18.1° 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 3PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cortez Bank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 20 | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 | |
512 | 512 | 519 | 512 | 417 | 842 | 1011 | 1171 | 1336 | 1527 | 2390 | 2108 | 2045 | 1791 | 1518 | 1347 | 1250 | 1141 | 891 | 738 | 746 | 882 | 1149 | 1136 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:08AM1.39m | 7:06PM1.94m | 8:07AM1.38m | 7:33PM2.00m | 8:57AM1.38m | 8:00PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM0.77m | 2:04AM0.49m | 1:06PM0.87m | 2:41AM0.37m | 1:37PM0.95m | 3:15AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | |
— | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | 7:55 | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
512 | 512 | 519 | 512 | 417 | 842 | 1011 | 1171 | 1336 | 1527 | 2390 | 2108 | 2045 | 1791 | 1518 | 1347 | 1250 | 1141 | 891 | 738 | 627 | 572 | 496 | 424 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 20 | NW 20 | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 |
388 | 321 | 297 | 209 | 202 | 394 | 356 | 356 | 361 | 289 | 289 | 285 | 285 | 285 | 226 | 217 | 210 | 210 | 207 | 677 | 746 | 882 | 1149 | 1136 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | NW 17 | NW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 24 | WNW 24 | NW 22 | WNW 22 | NW 21 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
13 | 6 | 6 | 106 | 310 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 54 | 128 | 308 | 458 | 204 | 187 | 187 | 204 | 210 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
80 | 83 | 88 | 88 | 148 | 230 | 529 | 653 | 702 | 434 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 169 | 1393 | 1393 | 184 | 184 | 180 | 169 | 167 | 186 | 536 | 570 | 184 | 179 | 175 | 164 | 164 | 166 | 230 | 186 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 176 |
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