Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
25.8°C
6.5° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 10AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (31 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (31 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
208
211
318
477
489
489
489
483
580
580
424
429
447
477
483
489
489
430
353
349
331
322
318
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
N
5
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
40
WSW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:36AM1.45m
12:31PM2.10m
4:57AM1.57m
2:13PM1.89m
5:44AM1.74m
4:17PM1.81m
Low Tide
5:28AM1.38m
8:51PM0.54m
8:12AM1.50m
10:18PM0.58m
10:57AM1.34m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
19
19
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
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23
23
20
20
20
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17
17
19
22
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Feels °C
20
20
21
23
21
20
22
20
19
19
20
22
18
16
17
17
16
15
15
17
19
17
18
20
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