El Cardon Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
19.1° C
0.1° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 3AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
390
322
314
310
261
258
258
258
255
248
239
226
220
217
217
217
217
220
223
226
226
226
217
211
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
0
NW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:34AM1.43m
5:02PM2.32m
7:00AM1.51m
5:59PM2.47m
8:02AM1.61m
Low Tide
11:29PM0.69m
10:04AM1.09m
00:33AM0.44m
11:15AM1.15m
1:28AM0.20m
12:21PM1.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:46
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:38
7:38
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
18
21
23
23
20
19
19
18
20
23
24
24
21
20
20
20
21
24
23
24
Feels °C
18
17
18
18
19
21
22
22
20
19
20
19
21
23
23
23
21
21
22
21
21
23
22
22
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