Surf Forecast Surf Report

Cortez Bank surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 12 Mar 2025 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
13.4° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today?

The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 7PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)--
Afternoon (12 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (12 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WNW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NW
1
NW
1.3
NW
2.4
W
1.4
NW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
1.6
NW
1.7
NW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
2.2
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
2.4
WNW
2.2
WNW
3
WNW
3
NW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)121211161615141515141414141414141414141414141414131313131313131312121212161616161515141414141313131313131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)472407298367483733240785654335618569255044990494840973659367837853768334132463562376237092982267326732483258722392039178914621243106496113021504266025942204206134304655622765876035509143741891165731002845231018101520138410981005988
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
35
S
30
SW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
25
WSW
35
SW
45
W
35
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:46PM
1.70
9:24AM
1.94
10:05PM
1.75
9:58AM
1.86
10:25PM
1.80
10:33AM
1.74
10:45PM
1.82
11:08AM
1.60
11:06PM
1.83
11:46AM
1.44
11:28PM
1.81
12:30PM
1.29
11:51PM
1.77
1:34PM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:30PM
0.28
3:22AM
0.70
3:53PM
0.37
3:56AM
0.62
4:14PM
0.47
4:30AM
0.57
4:34PM
0.60
5:06AM
0.55
4:52PM
0.73
5:44AM
0.57
5:06PM
0.86
6:26AM
0.61
5:14PM
0.97
7:20AM
0.67
5:02PM
1.06
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Sunrise------7:09-------7:07-------7:07-------7:05-------7:03-------7:03-------7:01-----
Sunset-7:01-------7:01-------7:02-------7:04-------7:04-------7:05-------7:06-------7:07--
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Rain (mm)
----232--------1--------------------------------------------
Temp. °C141415151412121212121212121212121414131212121212121212121111111212131313131313141313121211111111111111111111121312131111
Feels °C (?)1010109943222355675686554456657657889999991086443222445445897856
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