Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
26.2°C
6.7° 

El Cardon surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at El Cardon today (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 2AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (24 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

Table - waves today at El Cardon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
WNW
8
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
220
217
188
142
140
140
151
138
129
92
88
87
111
116
125
130
76
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
0
NE
5
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:56PM2.07m
8:00AM2.44m
8:36PM2.08m
8:27AM2.58m
9:18PM2.05m
Low Tide
1:44AM0.60m
2:27PM0.28m
2:12AM0.65m
3:04PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
20
20
19
19
19
21
22
21
20
20
19
20
20
23
25
24
23
23
Feels °C
16
17
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18
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