Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
25.5°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 (08 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 6PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Nov)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (08 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (08 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
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
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
15
1
WNW
15
1
WNW
15
1
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
18
1
WNW
16
1.4
WNW
16
1.4
WNW
15
1.5
WNW
15
1.4
WNW
15
1.4
WNW
15
1.4
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
715
706
581
449
443
437
431
389
362
282
282
438
499
1003
904
1010
880
811
800
687
561
529
482
402
390
Wind (km/h)
15
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
WSW
20
WNW
15
NW
5
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:19AM2.52m
8:25PM1.87m
7:44AM2.53m
8:59PM1.80m
8:10AM2.50m
9:33PM1.71m
Low Tide
2:09PM0.18m
1:30AM0.94m
2:39PM0.17m
1:53AM1.01m
3:11PM0.21m
2:15AM1.07m
clear
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
23
27
28
27
24
24
24
23
23
27
27
26
25
25
25
24
24
28
28
26
25
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
22
23
23
22
21
23
23
22
23
27
25
25
24
24
24
22
22
26
25
22
23
24
23
22
22
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