Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Cardon today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 12AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Cardon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
85 | 136 | 83 | 153 | 135 | 127 | 114 | 103 | 132 | 132 | 152 | 154 | 243 | 130 | 133 | 130 | 219 | 358 | 594 | 505 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:31PM2.40m | 9:31AM1.97m | 9:04PM2.41m | 9:54AM2.08m | 9:38PM2.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23PM0.94m | 3:15AM0.24m | 2:57PM0.81m | 3:38AM0.26m | 3:32PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
82 | 56 | 83 | 153 | 135 | 88 | 78 | 55 | 51 | 132 | 99 | 119 | 243 | 62 | 125 | 130 | 219 | 358 | 594 | 505 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
85 | 136 | 76 | 75 | 134 | 103 | 74 | 103 | 132 | 46 | 152 | 154 | 61 | 130 | 61 | 87 | 61 | 30 | 26 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | SSW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | WNW 11 |
13 | 10 | 49 | 12 | 58 | 127 | 114 | 49 | 50 | 112 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 90 | 133 | 12 | 11 | 60 | 11 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 3 | — | — |
3 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 30 | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 355 | 355 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 130 | 355 | 448 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 330 | 330 | 196 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 213 | 199 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Baja Norte | ||||||||||||||||||||
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