Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Cardon today (12 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 8PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Cardon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 21 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 396 | 326 | 321 | 312 | 241 | 362 | 827 | 950 | 1068 | 1068 | 1208 | 1118 | 1074 | 1059 | 1459 | 1439 | 1419 | 1459 | 4369 | 3933 | 4928 | 4775 | 3643 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 10:51PM1.50m | 9:33AM2.22m | 11:47PM1.42m | 10:04AM2.08m | 1:23AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22PM0.42m | 2:56AM1.20m | 5:04PM0.55m | 3:14AM1.28m | 5:56PM0.67m | 3:27AM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
 | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | — | — | 4:43 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 21 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 |
| kJ | 396 | 326 | 321 | 312 | 241 | 241 | 827 | 950 | 1068 | 1068 | 1208 | 1118 | 1074 | 1059 | 1459 | 1439 | 1419 | 1459 | 4369 | 3933 | 4928 | 4775 | 3643 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | WNW 22 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 84 | 66 | 42 | 129 | 216 | 362 | 124 | 122 | 119 | 113 | 109 | 56 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 146 | 651 | 102 | 205 | 99 | 166 | 164 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 24 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 79 | 76 | 69 | 42 | 129 | 125 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 49 | 49 | 79 | 78 | 192 | 169 | 45 | 100 | 44 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 16 | 34 | 51 | 72 | 66 | 57 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 355 | 330 | 355 | 175 | 255 | 355 | 330 | 355 | 771 | 355 | 286 | 255 | 213 | 213 | 130 | 355 | 335 | 214 | 265 | 265 | 196 | 130 | 130 |
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