El Cardon Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
22.1° C
2.2° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 1PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Afternoon (27 Jul)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (27 Jul)3ft (0.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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)
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
702
710
465
459
487
505
671
671
663
655
745
728
540
521
508
447
441
441
441
436
425
487
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
NW
5
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:19AM1.65m
8:09PM2.40m
9:44AM1.71m
8:45PM2.44m
10:10AM1.76m
9:18PM2.45m
Low Tide
1:51PM1.16m
3:20AM0.23m
2:28PM1.09m
3:48AM0.21m
3:04PM1.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
 mm
Temp °C
22
25
25
25
22
21
20
20
22
25
25
24
21
20
19
19
21
24
25
25
21
20
Feels °C
23
25
24
23
22
22
21
21
23
25
24
22
21
21
20
21
22
23
24
23
21
21
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