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El Cardon Surf Forecast
/ Baja Norte (67 surf breaks) /
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El Cardon surfForecast / Baja Norte / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Cardon surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Cardon today?
The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 5AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Cardon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | |
173 | 145 | 118 | 102 | 105 | 84 | 115 | 113 | 79 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 51 | 57 | 66 | 77 | 61 | 70 | 82 | 115 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:01AM1.87m | 6:25PM1.75m | 4:58AM1.84m | 6:49PM1.91m | 6:13AM1.89m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14PM1.52m | 11:04AM0.57m | 11:34PM1.33m | 12:00PM0.56m | 00:36AM1.08m | 12:41PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 |
 kJ | 72 | 73 | 74 | 70 | 68 | 80 | 115 | 113 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 60 | 50 | 49 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 70 | 69 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 12 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | W 15 | WNW 15 | W 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 51 | 27 | 25 | 34 | 23 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 46 | 51 | 50 | 45 | 17 | 42 | 24 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 16 | SSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 17 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 17 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 42 | 41 | 27 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 173 | 145 | 118 | 102 | 105 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 79 | 64 | 61 | 52 | 55 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 37 | 57 | 66 | 77 | 61 | 61 | 82 | 115 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 355 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 446 | 660 | 355 | 355 | 255 | 255 | 213 | 255 | 355 | 771 | 809 | 355 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 355 | 495 | 810 | 809 |
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