El Cardon Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
19.0° C
0.2° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 6AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (10 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (10 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
255
248
239
226
220
217
217
217
217
220
223
226
226
226
217
211
211
211
211
211
138
140
138
129
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
20
W
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:00AM1.51m
5:59PM2.47m
8:02AM1.61m
6:54PM2.61m
8:52AM1.70m
Low Tide
00:33AM0.44m
11:15AM1.15m
1:28AM0.20m
12:21PM1.15m
2:18AM0.02m
1:20PM1.12m
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:47
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:38
7:38
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
19
18
19
23
23
23
20
19
18
18
21
23
24
24
21
20
20
20
20
23
24
24
Feels °C
19
19
20
19
20
23
23
22
19
20
18
19
21
23
23
22
20
20
20
20
20
22
22
22
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