El Cardon Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
25.3°C
4.3° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 5AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (01 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.9
WNW
6
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
114
114
114
113
113
113
65
96
109
107
164
152
167
144
167
171
186
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
0
WNW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:32PM1.85m
11:42AM2.30m
00:21AM1.61m
12:21PM2.26m
Low Tide
5:11AM0.74m
6:25PM0.64m
5:34AM0.91m
7:35PM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:59
6:58
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
20
20
22
25
24
24
22
21
21
21
22
25
26
25
23
22
Feels °C
21
22
21
22
24
26
22
22
23
22
23
23
24
25
26
24
24
24
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