Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
26.8°C
6.2° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 1AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (30 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (30 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.8
WNW
12
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
297
254
193
157
153
151
151
191
183
130
130
130
127
125
125
113
114
109
133
167
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
20
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
0
W
10
WSW
15
W
20
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
W
0
WNW
5
SW
10
W
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:30PM1.74m
11:05AM2.45m
00:27AM1.52m
11:46AM2.32m
Low Tide
5:19PM0.32m
4:34AM0.92m
6:13PM0.42m
4:57AM1.08m
7:25PM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
24
23
21
21
20
20
21
23
23
25
24
23
22
22
24
28
28
27
28
28
Feels °C
19
21
22
23
22
22
24
24
22
24
24
24
24
24
26
29
28
26
27
28
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