
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Cardon today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 11AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at El Cardon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 14 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 17 | W 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
181 | 130 | 129 | 102 | 82 | 102 | 118 | 108 | 148 | 192 | 246 | 246 | 150 | 153 | 144 | 232 | 281 | 277 | 230 | 190 | 273 | 322 | 350 | 281 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:18PM1.94m | 11:40PM2.15m | 12:57PM1.97m | 00:27AM1.88m | 1:37PM1.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49AM0.23m | 5:44PM1.01m | 6:23AM0.44m | 6:45PM1.03m | 6:54AM0.67m | 7:58PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
181 | 37 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 246 | 246 | 49 | 133 | 98 | 232 | 281 | 277 | 230 | 161 | 273 | 153 | 350 | 281 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
103 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 73 | 102 | 72 | 71 | 148 | 192 | 50 | 50 | 150 | 36 | 36 | 137 | 134 | 134 | 183 | 190 | 156 | 322 | 140 | 150 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WSW 13 | WNW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 17 | W 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
25 | 130 | 129 | 90 | 82 | 71 | 118 | 108 | 107 | 70 | 102 | 85 | 85 | 153 | 144 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 132 | 131 | 129 | 129 | 127 | 126 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | WNW 2 | — | — | WNW 3 | — | W 4 | WNW 2 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 43 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 355 | 130 | 153 | 355 | 627 | 355 | 153 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 448 | 448 | 495 | 255 | 255 | 213 | 382 | 355 | 355 | 495 | 355 | 355 | 213 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Baja Norte | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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