Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Cardon today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 2PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Cardon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 136 | 136 | 133 | 93 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 43 | 54 | 65 | 67 | 52 | 54 | 140 | 103 | 82 | 82 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:41PM1.92m | 4:20PM1.91m | 8:30AM1.48m | 5:43PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53PM0.83m | 00:53AM0.69m | 11:05AM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 35 | 93 | 89 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 65 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 140 | 103 | 82 | 34 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 13 | NW 11 | SW 14 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 136 | 136 | 133 | 35 | 23 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 67 | 67 | 35 | 34 | 54 | 55 | 67 | 32 | 54 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 82 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | NW 7 | SW 16 | NW 7 | NW 12 | SW 14 | NW 11 | WNW 7 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 36 | 12 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 67 | 13 | 42 | 8 | 35 | 52 | 30 | 5 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 52 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | — | — | 12 | 14 | 26 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 355 | 446 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 214 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 495 | 446 | 355 | 213 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 446 | 355 | 213 | 213 |
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