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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 10 pm Wednesday 13 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
16.7° 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 4AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
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 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
133 | 133 | 171 | 166 | 162 | 160 | 160 | 217 | 217 | 215 | 158 | 144 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 222 | 218 | 202 | 190 | 223 | 223 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:59AM1.93m | 7:43PM2.62m | 8:48AM1.94m | 8:18PM2.74m | 9:36AM1.91m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50AM0.32m | 1:23PM0.75m | 2:32AM0.09m | 2:00PM0.82m | 3:15AM-0.06m | 2:36PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 107 | 79 | 47 | 42 | 30 | 107 | 127 | 129 | 129 | 125 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 119 | 109 | 105 | 103 | 222 | 218 | 202 | 190 | 133 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 133 | 133 | 171 | 166 | 162 | 160 | 160 | 217 | 217 | 215 | 158 | 144 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 136 | 30 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 12 | W 11 | — | — | W 12 | — | SW 15 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 11 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 68 | 69 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 14 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 37 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 35 | 45 | — | 65 | 47 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 34 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 24 | — | — | — | 223 | 223 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 410 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 355 | 446 | 660 | 446 | 446 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 355 | 627 | 660 | 660 | 355 | 255 | 213 | 355 | 255 | 627 | 448 | 660 |
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