Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Cardon today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 8PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Cardon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 429 | 395 | 386 | 458 | 376 | 371 | 371 | 371 | 381 | 504 | 340 | 331 | 335 | 349 | 353 | 353 | 353 | 349 | 335 | 322 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:02PM1.87m | 1:43PM1.72m | 7:06AM1.61m | 4:24PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38PM0.86m | 11:07PM0.79m | 11:21AM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 429 | 395 | 386 | 458 | 376 | 371 | 371 | 371 | 381 | 504 | 340 | 331 | 335 | 349 | 353 | 353 | 353 | 349 | 335 | 322 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 12 | NW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 14 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 67 | 67 | 68 | 34 | 33 | 20 | 28 | 42 | 28 | 18 | 21 | 36 | 66 | 98 | 96 | 93 | 87 | 98 | 125 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 11 | — | SW 18 | WNW 14 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | WNW 9 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 37 | 36 | 35 | 5 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 28 | 11 | — | 50 | 40 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NW 6 | NW 11 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 355 | 355 | 213 | 130 | 213 | 130 | 130 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 355 |
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