El Cardon Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
21.3° C
1.7° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 11AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.5
SW
24
0.4
SW
23
0.6
SW
22
0.8
SW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
211
261
257
250
253
250
250
173
158
154
154
198
198
215
212
209
349
444
347
271
193
290
647
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
10
W
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:00AM1.29m
4:08PM2.02m
7:08AM1.35m
5:08PM2.06m
8:00AM1.44m
6:03PM2.13m
Low Tide
8:32AM1.21m
00:14AM0.77m
9:47AM1.31m
1:05AM0.63m
11:16AM1.34m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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>
5:52
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:35
7:34
7:34
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
20
23
25
25
22
20
20
20
22
25
26
25
22
20
20
20
21
25
25
25
22
21
Feels °C
20
20
22
24
25
25
24
21
22
22
23
26
27
25
23
21
22
22
23
26
25
25
23
22
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