El Cardon Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
23.2° C
2.7° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 10AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
7
0.5
SW
16
1
WNW
7
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
132
99
132
93
169
171
176
186
193
196
196
154
144
140
138
138
138
136
136
133
93
89
88
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
S
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
0
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:43AM1.54m
12:55PM2.06m
1:44AM1.33m
1:36PM1.99m
2:41PM1.92m
Low Tide
6:02AM0.97m
8:12PM0.92m
6:06AM1.12m
10:00PM0.93m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:07
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:14
7:13
7:12
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
22
26
25
24
21
21
20
20
22
25
25
25
23
23
23
23
25
27
28
27
24
24
Feels °C
23
22
24
28
25
24
23
23
21
22
23
26
25
26
25
25
26
26
27
28
28
27
24
24
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