Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Cardon today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 7AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Cardon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
161 | 206 | 203 | 155 | 153 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 196 | 181 | 174 | 215 | 201 | 255 | 255 | 249 | 499 | 476 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:17PM2.61m | 10:24AM2.06m | 9:59PM2.49m | 10:55AM2.12m | 10:39PM2.29m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05AM0.05m | 3:53PM0.77m | 4:36AM0.19m | 4:37PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
161 | 206 | 203 | 155 | 153 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 196 | 181 | 174 | 132 | 201 | 255 | 171 | 249 | 499 | 476 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 5 | SW 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
12 | 11 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 66 | 60 | 134 | 134 | 133 | 215 | 169 | 169 | 255 | 169 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 12 | SW 21 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
8 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 5 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 |
14 | 16 | — | 13 | — | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 355 | 355 | 355 | 330 | 352 | 495 | 495 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 213 | 355 | 213 | 355 | 810 | 355 | 355 | 355 |
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