Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
25.7°C
6.4° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 10AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (30 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (30 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
17
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
335
322
322
262
258
255
305
301
208
208
211
318
477
489
489
489
483
580
429
424
429
447
477
483
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
NNW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
NW
5
NW
0
SSE
10
SSE
20
SE
30
SE
20
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:47AM1.51m
11:30AM2.33m
2:36AM1.45m
12:31PM2.10m
4:57AM1.57m
2:13PM1.89m
Low Tide
4:45AM1.23m
7:21PM0.42m
5:28AM1.38m
8:51PM0.54m
8:12AM1.50m
10:18PM0.58m
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Temp °C
20
20
20
21
21
20
20
19
19
18
18
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
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20
21
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Feels °C
20
20
20
20
20
18
19
19
20
19
19
22
21
20
21
22
20
19
18
20
23
24
24
22
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