Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
25.8°C
6.8° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 10PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)--
Afternoon (04 Nov)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (04 Nov)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
3
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
19
0.7
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
362
362
357
344
314
330
325
389
378
342
414
408
373
292
278
269
211
210
139
192
371
340
329
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
5
WNW
0
SW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SW
10
W
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:44PM1.89m
6:06AM2.25m
6:32PM1.93m
6:31AM2.37m
7:13PM1.94m
6:55AM2.47m
Low Tide
11:55AM0.80m
11:43PM0.65m
12:33PM0.57m
00:14AM0.72m
1:06PM0.38m
00:41AM0.80m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
22
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22
23
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25
26
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24
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Feels °C
19
19
19
21
22
22
21
23
22
22
20
21
22
21
21
23
23
22
21
21
20
20
20
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