Surf Forecast Surf Report

Cortez Bank surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 22 May 2025 PDT
Forecast update in 4hr 29 min 44 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
60.4°F
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cortez Bank today?

The current surf forecast for Cortez Bank at 12PM is: 7ft 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 2ft 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (22 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (22 May)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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

Updates in 4 hr 29 min 44 s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (ft) & direction (?)
7
NW
7
NW
7
NW
7
NW
7
NW
7.5
NW
8
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
8
NW
8
NW
8
NW
7.5
NW
7
NW
7
NW
7
NW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
7
NW
8
NW
8
NW
7
NW
7
NW
7
NW
8
NW
8
NW
8
NW
8
NW
8
NW
8
NW
6.5
WNW
6
WNW
3
SSW
3
SSW
6
NW
6
NW
5.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
NW
6
NW
6
NW
7
NW
7
NW
6
NW
Period(s) (?)1010111010999999888888181818181817161616161616151578888888889988161611111111111010778898
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)9719369549908728821185134214771312996824754724639624533604685677553697795722770761547575662612636521681794604589543774955986941928846567469447441757757634622610599587268340392619664522
Wind
(mph)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (ft)
5:39AM
4.92
6:31PM
6.23
6:53AM
4.89
7:03PM
6.82
8:00AM
4.89
7:39PM
7.35
9:02AM
4.89
8:18PM
7.71
10:02AM
4.82
9:00PM
7.87
11:01AM
4.72
9:45PM
7.84
12:01PM
4.63
10:32PM
7.58
1:05PM
4.53
Low Tide
/ height (ft)
11:49AM
1.87
1:05AM
1.97
12:30PM
2.13
1:56AM
1.08
1:11PM
2.43
2:45AM
0.36
1:53PM
2.72
3:35AM
-0.13
2:35PM
2.99
4:25AM
-0.36
3:19PM
3.25
5:17AM
-0.33
4:06PM
3.48
6:11AM
-0.07
4:57PM
3.71
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise5:54-------5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------5:50-------5:50---
Sunset---7:52-------7:52-------7:52-------7:53-------7:53-------7:54-------7:55-------7:55
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Rain (in)
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