Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Cardon today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 10AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Cardon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
186 | 193 | 196 | 196 | 154 | 144 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 136 | 133 | 93 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 53 | 54 | 65 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:44AM1.33m | 1:36PM1.99m | 2:41PM1.92m | 4:20PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06AM1.12m | 10:00PM0.93m | 11:53PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 7 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 4 |
75 | 72 | 62 | 45 | 35 | 35 | 140 | 44 | 47 | 35 | 136 | 136 | 133 | 93 | 89 | 88 | 31 | 85 | 67 | 67 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 13 |
186 | 193 | 196 | 196 | 154 | 144 | 26 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 22 | 87 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 53 | 54 | 65 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 15 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 12 |
7 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 38 | 37 | 19 | 18 | 36 | 12 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 42 | 67 | 41 | 42 | 54 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | 30 | 4 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 355 | 213 | 130 | 355 | 355 | 446 | 355 | 355 | 255 | 130 | 153 | 355 | 660 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 255 | 355 | 255 | 355 | 495 | 446 | 355 | 355 |
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