Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
25.5°C
6.0° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 5AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Afternoon (27 Oct)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (27 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon night, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
54
49
107
148
243
241
181
165
208
208
310
310
314
318
310
284
273
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
WNW
0
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:01PM1.95m
9:29AM2.70m
10:46PM1.82m
10:05AM2.65m
Low Tide
3:11AM0.83m
4:26PM0.03m
3:41AM0.95m
5:14PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
24
23
23
22
24
24
23
21
21
20
19
19
21
22
21
20
19
Feels °C
21
24
23
24
23
23
23
22
21
22
20
19
20
20
20
19
19
18
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