El Cardon Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
22.8° C
2.3° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 6AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (14 Aug)3ft (0.9m)17s

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 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
181
174
215
201
255
255
249
499
470
386
432
427
367
362
362
362
362
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:59PM2.49m
10:55AM2.12m
10:39PM2.29m
11:24AM2.15m
Low Tide
4:36AM0.19m
4:37PM0.73m
5:04AM0.38m
5:22PM0.74m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:17
7:16
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
20
20
21
23
24
23
21
20
19
19
21
23
24
24
21
20
Feels °C
22
20
21
21
23
23
23
20
21
21
20
20
23
23
22
22
22
20
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