Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Cardon today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 3AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Cardon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
483 | 344 | 322 | 314 | 309 | 251 | 211 | 211 | 208 | 206 | 206 | 175 | 163 | 120 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 114 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:13PM2.23m | 10:42AM2.25m | 10:51PM2.06m | 11:10AM2.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24AM0.44m | 4:48PM0.59m | 4:47AM0.58m | 5:32PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 |
483 | 344 | 322 | 314 | 309 | 251 | 211 | 211 | 208 | 206 | 206 | 175 | 61 | 62 | 47 | 116 | 114 | 58 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SSW 13 |
21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 45 | 50 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 163 | 120 | 118 | 14 | 36 | 114 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 21 | SW 7 | W 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 |
22 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 36 | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 59 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 355 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 130 | 355 | 726 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 809 | 495 | 355 | 213 |
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