El Cardon Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
25.3°C
4.3° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 3AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
1.2
WNW
6
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
109
107
164
152
167
144
169
171
183
210
145
145
217
388
534
528
510
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
S
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:21AM1.61m
12:21PM2.26m
1:33AM1.38m
1:12PM2.18m
Low Tide
5:34AM0.91m
7:35PM0.70m
5:57AM1.09m
9:21PM0.72m
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>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:58
6:57
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
21
21
22
25
26
25
22
22
21
21
22
25
25
25
22
21
Feels °C
23
22
23
23
23
26
26
25
23
23
23
23
23
25
25
24
23
22
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