El Cardon Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
27.0°C
6.1° 

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 (16 Sep):

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

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 3PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.5
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
1.5
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
206
206
258
203
201
160
146
142
142
140
140
116
110
188
186
184
184
184
184
184
205
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:45AM2.13m
1:04AM1.32m
12:15PM2.00m
1:04PM1.87m
Low Tide
7:06PM0.80m
4:52AM1.17m
8:40PM0.91m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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>
6:22
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:42
6:39
6:38
 mm
Temp °C
20
22
22
22
20
19
19
18
19
22
24
22
20
20
20
20
21
24
24
23
21
21
Feels °C
21
22
20
21
19
19
19
18
19
21
22
19
19
20
20
20
21
23
21
20
21
22
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