Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Cardon today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 6AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at El Cardon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
196 | 181 | 174 | 215 | 201 | 255 | 255 | 249 | 499 | 470 | 386 | 432 | 427 | 367 | 362 | 362 | 362 | 362 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:59PM2.49m | 10:55AM2.12m | 10:39PM2.29m | 11:24AM2.15m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:36AM0.19m | 4:37PM0.73m | 5:04AM0.38m | 5:22PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
196 | 181 | 174 | 132 | 169 | 255 | 171 | 249 | 499 | 470 | 386 | 432 | 427 | 367 | 362 | 362 | 362 | 362 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 |
134 | 134 | 133 | 215 | 201 | 169 | 255 | 169 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 9 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
5 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 33 | 27 | 19 | 27 | 62 | 69 | 80 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 355 | 213 | 213 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 446 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 213 | 355 | 355 | 795 | 494 | 355 | 355 |
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