Cortez Bank Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.40° N 119.12° W

Issued: 4 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cortez Bank sea temperature is
18.2° C

1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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
25
moderate winds from the NW
(25 km/h at 310°)
16.6 °C-
-


SHIP8285

41 km ENE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
20
light winds from the NW
(18.36 km/h at 310°)
18.1 °C8.1 km
8.1 km


SHIP7277

41 km ENE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloud
20
light winds from the NW
(18 km/h at 310°)
17.4 °C9.3
9.3


SHIP4296

41 km ENE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
20
light winds from the NW
(18.36 km/h at 310°)
18.1 °C8.1 km
8.1 km


San Clemente Basin Buoy

103 km E3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
15
light winds from the NNW
(14 km/h at 330°)
17.5 °C-
-


San Nicolas Island- CA

117 km WNW3 m above sea level

59 minutes ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
16.1 °C-
-


Avalon Airport

129 km NNE714 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearMist -
15
light winds from the WSW
(15 km/h at 250°)
12.8 °C1
1


Santa Monica Basin Buoy

152 km N3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
15
light winds from the ESE
(14 km/h at 120°)
17.1 °C-
-


San Pedro- CA

154 km NNE3 m above sea level

59 minutes ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


SHIP767

155 km NE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C- km
- km


* 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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