El Cardon Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
21.9° C
1.7° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 9AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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 19°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
75
59
66
71
75
75
66
65
64
59
78
134
134
134
75
54
54
73
125
68
95
96
96
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:40PM1.95m
12:31PM2.09m
00:28AM1.72m
1:11PM2.13m
1:35AM1.49m
2:02PM2.15m
Low Tide
5:55AM0.61m
6:46PM0.90m
6:23AM0.77m
7:59PM0.88m
6:56AM0.95m
9:36PM0.81m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:27
7:27
7:25
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
19
22
23
23
21
20
20
20
21
23
24
25
22
21
20
20
22
25
26
26
23
23
Feels °C
20
19
20
23
22
22
21
21
21
21
23
23
23
24
22
22
21
22
23
25
25
25
22
23
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