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Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
25.9°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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 12AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (20 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (20 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SW
15
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
353
349
335
322
279
275
272
272
268
268
268
264
257
257
261
211
211
211
211
309
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:24PM1.71m
6:52AM1.74m
5:41PM1.81m
7:00AM1.90m
6:32PM1.92m
Low Tide
11:21AM1.47m
11:52PM0.71m
12:12PM1.26m
00:23AM0.64m
12:46PM1.01m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
26
25
24
24
23
22
22
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
26
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
24
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
21
22
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