Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Cardon today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 9AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Cardon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 358 | 280 | 255 | 251 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 167 | 167 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 169 | 206 | 149 | 132 | 99 | 132 | 93 | 138 | 171 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:19PM2.05m | 11:53AM2.15m | 11:59PM1.79m | 12:23PM2.12m | 00:43AM1.54m | 12:55PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.58m | 6:09PM0.78m | 5:48AM0.79m | 7:02PM0.85m | 6:02AM0.97m | 8:12PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 66 | 68 | 85 | 85 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 118 | 99 | 96 | 162 | 145 | 149 | 149 | 121 | 99 | 79 | 62 | 138 | 72 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 12 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 358 | 280 | 255 | 251 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 214 | 214 | 167 | 167 | 162 | 162 | 5 | 169 | 206 | 132 | 132 | 88 | 132 | 93 | 61 | 171 | 176 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 19 | — | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | W 8 | W 15 | W 20 |
| kJ | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 68 | 68 | 96 | 44 | 68 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 103 | 118 | — | 70 | 85 | 125 | 211 | 198 | — | — | — | 158 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 355 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 446 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 495 | 355 | 355 | 213 | 410 | 380 | 410 | 660 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 355 |
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