Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Cardon today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 10PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Cardon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 381 | 504 | 340 | 331 | 335 | 349 | 353 | 353 | 353 | 349 | 335 | 322 | 279 | 275 | 272 | 272 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 264 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:43PM1.72m | 7:06AM1.61m | 4:24PM1.71m | 6:52AM1.74m | 5:41PM1.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07PM0.79m | 11:21AM1.47m | 11:52PM0.71m | 12:12PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 381 | 504 | 340 | 331 | 335 | 349 | 353 | 353 | 353 | 349 | 335 | 322 | 279 | 275 | 272 | 272 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | WNW 14 | NW 11 | NW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 28 | 18 | 33 | 36 | 66 | 98 | 96 | 93 | 87 | 98 | 125 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 115 | 115 | 119 | 123 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | — | SW 18 | WNW 14 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | WNW 9 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 18 | W 18 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 4 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 11 | — | 50 | 40 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 51 | 3 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NW 11 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 494 | 355 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 355 | 446 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 213 | 213 | 355 | 355 | 495 | 255 | 255 | 196 |
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