El Cardon Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
21.3° C
1.2° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 8PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)--
Afternoon (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
96
91
88
88
87
87
87
85
84
83
80
78
75
59
66
66
75
73
73
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:29AM1.97m
11:01PM2.14m
11:58AM2.03m
11:40PM1.95m
12:31PM2.09m
Low Tide
5:01PM0.91m
5:29AM0.47m
5:48PM0.90m
5:55AM0.61m
6:46PM0.90m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:29
7:28
7:27
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
21
20
19
19
20
24
25
24
21
20
20
19
21
23
25
23
22
21
Feels °C
25
24
21
21
21
20
21
25
24
22
21
20
21
20
23
24
25
22
22
22
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