El Cardon Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
19.1° C
0.2° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 8AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
67
67
83
111
154
152
152
152
109
78
75
94
127
127
125
125
124
124
122
119
110
106
104
Wind (km/h)
5
W
0
W
5
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:18AM1.82m
9:23PM2.72m
10:59AM1.87m
10:09PM2.60m
11:39AM1.91m
10:54PM2.41m
Low Tide
3:50AM-0.12m
3:06PM1.02m
4:32AM-0.07m
3:57PM0.99m
5:12AM0.05m
4:49PM0.99m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
22
25
26
25
22
21
20
19
22
23
24
23
21
20
20
20
22
25
25
24
22
21
Feels °C
20
21
23
26
25
24
22
22
22
20
23
23
24
23
23
21
22
21
23
25
24
23
23
22
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