El Cardon Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
25.2°C
4.2° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 5AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (05 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (05 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
1
1
2
3
3
2
0
0
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SSW
12
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
441
430
512
596
596
596
740
721
732
763
862
850
463
405
988
961
754
646
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
NW
0
SW
10
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:24AM1.44m
4:25PM2.11m
7:33AM1.60m
5:51PM2.23m
Low Tide
11:16PM0.60m
9:02AM1.43m
00:29AM0.42m
11:39AM1.35m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:54
6:53
 mm
Temp °C
27
27
25
26
28
30
30
29
27
28
27
26
26
29
28
27
26
25
Feels °C
26
26
24
26
28
29
28
27
26
28
28
27
27
28
27
25
27
27
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