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El Cardon surfForecast / Baja Norte / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 PST
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El Cardon surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
17.7° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at El Cardon today?

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 6PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)--
Afternoon (27 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (27 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
WNW
0.3
SW
0.3
WNW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)121212121518181518141716161616161515151414131316
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)777775525149494549372741666666661301722254785273904821082
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:50PM
1.40
4:18AM
2.30
6:54PM
1.54
5:25AM
2.44
7:36PM
1.67
6:21AM
2.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:03AM
0.58
9:13PM
1.27
12:08PM
0.34
10:50PM
1.28
12:58PM
0.15
12:00AM
1.20
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise------6:28-------6:28-------6:26-
Sunset-5:12-------5:13-------5:14------
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212119181818182022201920201919222423212120201923
Feels °C (?)181614141413131617151515151414171817161614151417
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