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El Cardon surfForecast / Baja Norte / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 PST
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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 3AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (29 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (29 Jan)3ft (0.9m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
Period(s) (?)171616161616151515141413131616151514141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)274166666666130172225478527390482108210551028822800687678553506390390
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NE
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NE
5
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		offglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:54PM
1.54
5:25AM
2.44
7:36PM
1.67
6:21AM
2.57
8:12PM
1.77
7:11AM
2.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:50PM
1.28
12:58PM
0.15
12:00AM
1.20
1:42PM
0.01
12:55AM
1.09
2:21PM
-0.05
Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise----6:28-------6:26-------6:26---
Sunset-------5:14-------5:14-------5:15
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202020192021232222212120192326252221202020242626
Feels °C (?)161515141516181616171715141719181616151516182321
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