El Cardon Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
19.7° C
0.3° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 7AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
14
0.4
WNW
19
0.4
WNW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
1.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
124
124
122
119
109
106
134
181
130
129
102
82
102
118
108
190
192
246
354
386
447
264
649
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
0
W
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
W
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:39AM1.91m
10:54PM2.41m
12:18PM1.94m
11:40PM2.15m
12:57PM1.97m
Low Tide
5:12AM0.05m
4:49PM0.99m
5:49AM0.23m
5:44PM1.01m
6:23AM0.44m
6:45PM1.03m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
5:48
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
22
25
26
25
23
23
21
21
22
25
25
25
23
22
22
22
24
26
26
24
24
24
Feels °C
22
22
23
25
25
24
23
24
22
22
22
24
24
24
22
23
22
23
24
25
24
23
24
24
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