Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Cardon today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 3AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Cardon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 268 | 264 | 257 | 257 | 261 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 309 | 201 | 252 | 252 | 197 | 194 | 152 | 216 | 264 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:00AM1.90m | 6:32PM1.92m | 7:16AM2.08m | 7:15PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:23AM0.64m | 12:46PM1.01m | 00:50AM0.59m | 1:19PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 268 | 264 | 257 | 257 | 261 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 309 | 186 | 252 | 252 | 140 | 99 | 87 | 216 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 123 | 123 | 121 | 87 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 57 | 56 | 42 | 201 | 168 | 163 | 161 | 121 | 121 | 82 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 131 | 54 | 73 | 118 | 114 | 197 | 194 | 152 | 62 | 65 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 31 | 23 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 213 | 355 | 355 | 213 | 196 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 355 | 355 | 495 | 769 | 410 | 410 |
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