Cortez Bank Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.40° N 119.12° W

Cortez Bank, United States Weather Observations

Issued: 4 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cortez Bank sea temperature is
19.4° C
0.8° 

Cortez Bank surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Cortez Bank based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Cortez Bank right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Cortez Bank

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Tanner Banks Buoy

40 km WSW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
15
light winds from the NW
(14 km/h at 310°)
16.7 °C-
-


San Clemente Island Airport

86 km NE239 m above sea level

3 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the W
(15 km/h at 270°)
20.3 °C11
11
broken
broken

San Nicolas Island Airport

96 km NW180 m above sea level

3 hours ago
cloudDry and cloudy
15
light winds from the NW
(15 km/h at 310°)
15.6 °C16
16
overcast

San Clemente Basin Buoy

103 km E3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
5
light winds from the W
(7 km/h at 280°)
20.0 °C-
-


SHIP3310

126 km NE15 m above sea level

4 hours ago
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SHIP5846

126 km NE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
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SHIP4947

126 km NE3 m above sea level

4 hours ago
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20.3 °C-
-


SHIP6410

126 km NE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
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SHIP2714

126 km NE15 m above sea level

4 hours ago
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SHIP6810

126 km NE15 m above sea level

4 hours ago
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* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Cortez Bank and within an acceptable time window.

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