Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Cardon today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 11AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at El Cardon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 17 | W 17 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 148 | 192 | 246 | 246 | 150 | 149 | 146 | 248 | 230 | 264 | 186 | 156 | 149 | 284 | 326 | 306 | 201 | 245 | 245 | 248 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 302 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:40PM2.15m | 12:57PM1.97m | 00:27AM1.88m | 1:37PM1.98m | 1:23AM1.61m | 2:21PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23AM0.44m | 6:45PM1.03m | 6:54AM0.67m | 7:58PM1.04m | 7:23AM0.88m | 9:26PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 49 | 49 | 246 | 246 | 49 | 36 | 107 | 248 | 230 | 264 | 161 | 156 | 117 | 284 | 326 | 306 | 133 | 245 | 245 | 248 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 302 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 148 | 192 | 49 | 49 | 150 | 149 | 146 | 137 | 134 | 38 | 186 | 152 | 149 | 66 | 91 | 90 | 201 | 57 | 67 | 67 | 52 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | WSW 13 | WNW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 16 | WNW 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 107 | 70 | 102 | 85 | 85 | 55 | 35 | 28 | 27 | 134 | 38 | 131 | 129 | 129 | 127 | 126 | 122 | 122 | 121 | 121 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | NW 4 | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 26 | 6 | 35 | 9 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 196 | 130 | 214 | 355 | 495 | 446 | 355 | 213 | 355 | 213 | 382 | 495 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 382 | 355 | 213 | 380 | 494 | 775 | 355 | 355 | 355 |
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