El Cardon Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
24.7°C
3.9° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 12AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Evening (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
132
152
154
243
130
133
130
219
358
594
594
499
318
376
427
496
489
483
344
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
W
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:04PM2.41m
9:54AM2.08m
9:38PM2.35m
10:17AM2.17m
10:13PM2.23m
Low Tide
2:57PM0.81m
3:38AM0.26m
3:32PM0.71m
4:01AM0.33m
4:09PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:04
7:02
 mm
Temp °C
27
27
24
23
23
22
23
26
27
27
24
24
23
22
24
27
27
27
24
22
Feels °C
26
26
26
25
25
24
25
27
27
26
25
25
25
24
26
28
27
27
25
24
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