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El Cardon Surf Forecast
/ Baja Norte (67 surf breaks) /
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El Cardon surfForecast / Baja Norte / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Cardon surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
17.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Cardon today?
The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 12PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Cardon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
171 | 171 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 136 | 134 | 134 | 131 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 107 | 135 | 133 | 133 | 171 | 166 | 162 | 160 | 162 | 217 | 217 | 215 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:12AM1.80m | 6:42PM2.23m | 7:08AM1.88m | 7:11PM2.44m | 7:59AM1.93m | 7:43PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM0.91m | 12:10PM0.69m | 1:09AM0.60m | 12:47PM0.71m | 1:50AM0.32m | 1:23PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 140 | 125 | 94 | 95 | 55 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 111 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 105 | 171 | 166 | 162 | 107 | 162 | 129 | 129 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 171 | 171 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 136 | 134 | 134 | 131 | 92 | 89 | 88 | 69 | 135 | 133 | 133 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 160 | 127 | 217 | 217 | 215 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | W 11 | W 10 | NW 12 | SW 20 | W 20 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WNW 4 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | W 11 | WNW 13 | SSW 12 | W 11 | — | — | W 12 |
| kJ | 55 | — | 2 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 32 | 14 | 49 | 6 | 50 | 75 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 67 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 2 | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 39 | 43 | 43 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 213 | 196 | 130 | 355 | 448 | 495 | 355 | 355 | 213 | 213 | 255 | 355 | 794 | 771 | 410 | 255 | 213 | 213 | 355 | 355 | 446 | 446 | 446 | 214 |
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