Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
24.9°C
4.2° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 7PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
1.3
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
336
336
321
292
287
287
297
297
297
255
205
185
245
216
180
163
124
156
176
171
104
158
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
S
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
N
0
W
10
SW
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
N
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:08AM2.35m
9:26PM2.22m
9:33AM2.45m
10:04PM2.11m
10:01AM2.51m
10:45PM1.94m
Low Tide
3:18PM0.39m
3:19AM0.50m
3:55PM0.30m
3:44AM0.62m
4:35PM0.27m
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Temp °C
25
29
28
28
26
25
25
26
26
29
29
27
27
29
29
29
29
31
29
28
27
26
Feels °C
27
30
29
28
28
27
27
28
28
30
30
26
27
29
29
29
30
31
27
27
27
26
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