Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
26.8°C
6.7° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 4PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (13 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (13 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SSW
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
0.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
314
502
496
436
436
430
353
344
326
318
275
220
220
223
220
220
220
220
220
217
169
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
N
30
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:08AM2.40m
11:17PM1.65m
10:31AM2.31m
11:56PM1.49m
10:56AM2.18m
Low Tide
5:02PM0.39m
4:04AM1.05m
5:39PM0.52m
4:15AM1.14m
6:25PM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
23
26
27
26
24
25
24
24
25
28
28
27
27
25
Feels °C
17
16
16
17
17
18
19
19
17
21
22
20
20
22
20
21
21
23
23
22
24
23
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