El Cardon Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
25.2°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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 4AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)3ft (0.9m)17s
Afternoon (04 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (04 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
528
510
487
482
476
465
448
452
436
430
430
512
604
649
730
837
899
886
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:33AM1.27m
2:34PM2.10m
7:24AM1.44m
4:25PM2.11m
Low Tide
9:21PM0.72m
6:02AM1.26m
11:16PM0.60m
9:02AM1.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:55
6:54
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
22
26
26
26
25
26
26
25
27
29
29
29
28
28
Feels °C
22
23
23
23
23
26
25
25
24
25
25
24
27
28
27
28
27
29
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