Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
25.9°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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 4AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (25 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (25 Oct)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.5
SW
13
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
129
100
92
87
111
116
97
76
69
69
69
77
78
104
76
76
54
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NW
15
W
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
0
S
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:36PM2.08m
8:27AM2.58m
9:18PM2.05m
8:56AM2.67m
10:01PM1.95m
Low Tide
2:12AM0.65m
3:04PM0.12m
2:41AM0.73m
3:43PM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
20
19
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25
25
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26
26
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Feels °C
17
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25
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