El Cardon Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
26.2°C
5.4° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 10AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
252
249
307
339
328
297
283
280
280
342
346
350
350
346
330
257
251
248
248
248
248
248
248
248
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:09AM1.55m
5:17PM1.86m
7:49AM1.65m
6:17PM1.99m
7:55AM1.77m
7:00PM2.12m
Low Tide
00:20AM0.74m
11:28AM1.48m
00:55AM0.61m
12:27PM1.31m
1:22AM0.50m
1:04PM1.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:24
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:36
6:34
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
24
24
23
20
20
19
19
19
22
23
21
20
19
19
19
19
22
23
22
20
20
Feels °C
22
23
22
24
23
21
20
20
19
19
20
21
21
18
18
18
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
21
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