El Cardon surfForecast / Baja Norte / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 PDT
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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
17.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at El Cardon today?

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 1AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (07 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (07 May)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.4
SW
14
1.1
WNW
6
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
1.2
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
7
1
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
16
0.6
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
104
96
81
71
88
71
71
54
66
97
181
117
88
85
109
111
111
84
138
145
140
89
90
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
0
W
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
W
20
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
SW
10
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
0
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
1:01PM1.39m
11:19PM2.08m
3:00PM1.37m
00:02AM1.94m
1:20AM1.78m
Low Tide
4:20PM1.27m
7:18AM0.68m
4:16PM1.36m
8:34AM0.74m
9:50AM0.74m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:52
5:50
5:50
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7:15
7:16
7:16
7:17
Temp °C
19
18
16
16
15
15
16
19
20
19
17
17
16
15
16
19
20
19
17
16
16
15
17
20
14
13
12
15
16
16
16
18
17
15
16
17
16
16
17
18
18
17
16
17
17
16
17
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
NW
12
1.2
WNW
6
0.3
WNW
13
1
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.5
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
Energy kJ
111
104
96
81
59
52
55
51
54
53
34
110
35
88
85
68
55
81
68
88
93
75
77
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.4
SW
18
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
Energy kJ
107
72
72
71
56
55
55
55
51
50
47
46
27
35
66
86
82
111
79
78
53
51
48
79
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.1
SW
19
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
15
15
37
37
71
71
71
71
14
36
21
38
51
27
27
109
111
27
84
138
145
140
89
90
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
6
Energy kJ
26
41
69
57
88
40
66
97
181
117
55
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
Distance (km)
796
495
355
355
213
213
213
495
795
446
355
255
213
213
255
355
446
355
355
213
213
213
213
355
Best forecast wave conditions in Baja Norte
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Mexico
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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