Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
25.8°C
5.1° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 8PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)--
Afternoon (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
1.1
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
134
93
149
225
314
378
411
349
261
228
172
153
151
151
191
183
130
130
130
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:45PM1.94m
10:31AM2.51m
11:30PM1.74m
11:05AM2.45m
Low Tide
4:35PM0.27m
4:09AM0.76m
5:19PM0.32m
4:34AM0.92m
6:13PM0.42m
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
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6:30
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6:27
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6:25
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6:24
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 mm
2
2
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Temp °C
30
28
27
25
24
23
22
24
23
22
21
21
20
20
20
23
23
24
22
22
Feels °C
31
28
28
26
24
23
20
19
19
20
21
22
21
22
21
24
22
23
22
23
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