El Cardon Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
25.7°C
4.9° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 10AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Evening (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
280
280
346
350
350
346
330
257
251
248
248
248
248
248
248
248
245
236
224
218
212
258
255
251
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:49AM1.65m
6:17PM1.99m
7:55AM1.77m
7:00PM2.12m
8:08AM1.91m
7:37PM2.22m
Low Tide
00:55AM0.61m
12:27PM1.31m
1:22AM0.50m
1:04PM1.12m
1:45AM0.42m
1:37PM0.92m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:36
6:34
6:32
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
22
23
22
20
20
19
19
19
22
23
22
21
20
20
19
20
22
23
23
21
21
Feels °C
19
19
20
21
21
20
18
19
19
19
18
20
20
19
20
20
21
21
22
22
22
22
21
22
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