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El Cardon Surf Forecast
/ Baja Norte (67 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
El Cardon surfForecast / Baja Norte / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Cardon surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
17.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Cardon today?
The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 6AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at El Cardon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 6 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | SW 15 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | |
67 | 66 | 103 | 103 | 63 | 93 | 59 | 84 | 69 | 56 | 59 | 82 | 97 | 86 | 89 | 92 | 97 | 117 | 103 | 103 | 145 | 93 | 99 | 102 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:55PM2.32m | 8:29AM1.96m | 8:17PM2.40m | 9:04AM1.93m | 8:39PM2.46m | 9:38AM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24AM0.45m | 2:04PM0.76m | 2:54AM0.32m | 2:27PM0.84m | 3:23AM0.25m | 2:49PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 6 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
 kJ | 61 | 66 | 68 | 55 | 52 | 50 | 56 | 36 | 36 | 28 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 46 | 46 | 88 | 54 | 53 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 67 | 65 | 65 | 62 | 57 | 56 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 27 | 26 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 50 | 31 | 30 | 42 | 45 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | WNW 19 | SW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | NW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SW 13 | NW 11 | NW 10 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 25 | 23 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 39 | 14 | 16 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 37 | 5 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 51 | 31 | 49 | 44 | 45 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | 66 | 103 | 103 | — | 93 | 59 | 84 | 69 | 56 | 59 | 82 | 97 | 86 | 89 | 92 | 97 | 117 | 103 | 103 | 145 | 93 | 99 | 102 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 355 | 355 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 355 | 660 | 721 | 410 | 355 | 255 | 410 | 410 | 495 | 794 | 446 | 446 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 627 | 495 | 771 |
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