El Cardon Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
19.5° 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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 11AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Afternoon (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
14
0.4
WNW
19
0.4
WNW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
152
109
78
75
94
127
127
125
125
124
124
122
119
109
106
134
181
130
129
102
82
102
118
108
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
5
W
5
SSW
0
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:59AM1.87m
10:09PM2.60m
11:39AM1.91m
10:54PM2.41m
12:18PM1.94m
Low Tide
4:32AM-0.07m
3:57PM0.99m
5:12AM0.05m
4:49PM0.99m
5:49AM0.23m
5:44PM1.01m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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>
5:48
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
20
24
24
23
21
20
20
20
22
25
25
24
22
21
21
21
22
24
25
24
23
23
Feels °C
22
21
21
25
24
23
23
22
22
22
23
25
25
23
23
22
23
22
22
23
25
23
23
23
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