Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
25.7°C
6.6° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 5PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)19s
Afternoon (03 Nov)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (03 Nov)3ft (0.9m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
19
0.8
WNW
19
0.9
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
17
0.9
WNW
17
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
391
461
459
454
443
438
428
414
376
366
362
362
357
344
314
301
325
389
378
440
414
408
402
292
278
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NNE
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
10
NW
0
WSW
5
ESE
5
E
5
SSE
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:15AM1.92m
4:43PM1.84m
5:41AM2.10m
5:44PM1.89m
6:06AM2.25m
6:32PM1.93m
6:31AM2.37m
Low Tide
11:08AM1.07m
11:07PM0.61m
11:55AM0.80m
11:43PM0.65m
12:33PM0.57m
00:14AM0.72m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
23
23
22
20
20
19
19
18
20
22
21
20
20
19
19
19
21
22
21
21
20
20
21
21
Feels °C
19
22
19
19
19
20
19
19
17
17
19
17
18
21
21
20
20
21
22
21
22
20
20
21
21
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