Cortez Bank surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 19 Apr 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
16.9° C
(Which is 1.9°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 6PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
S
0.5
SSW
0.4
NW
0.9
NW
1.1
NW
1.5
NW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)91313131313131313131413161216151413131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13920418413913913713596133154121908685893184927691189111610801080904889
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:57AM
1.41
10:57PM
2.23
1:11PM
1.31
11:45PM
2.14
2:50PM
1.27
12:45AM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:30AM
0.08
4:29PM
0.94
6:29AM
0.12
5:06PM
1.06
7:37AM
0.20
5:55PM
1.18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise6:22-------6:20-------6:20-------
Sunset---7:28-------7:29-------7:30----
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C151515151515151414151616161616161616161616151515
Feels °C (?)121313121212121213141414141515151413121413111011
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