El Cardon Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
18.8° C
0.5° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 1PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
129
131
96
96
96
67
67
67
83
111
154
152
152
152
109
78
75
94
127
127
125
125
124
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
0
W
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
NW
5
SW
0
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
glassy
High Tide
9:36AM1.77m
8:36PM2.76m
10:18AM1.82m
9:23PM2.72m
10:59AM1.87m
10:09PM2.60m
Low Tide
2:14PM1.07m
3:50AM-0.12m
3:06PM1.02m
4:32AM-0.07m
3:57PM0.99m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:37
 mm
Temp °C
21
23
24
24
21
20
19
19
21
24
25
25
21
20
20
20
21
24
23
23
21
20
20
20
Feels °C
22
23
23
22
20
20
20
20
22
24
24
24
21
21
22
22
23
25
23
23
22
21
21
21
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