Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Cardon today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 6PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Cardon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | 140 | 103 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 48 | 67 | 92 | 109 | 80 | 112 | 112 | 157 | 155 | 155 | 154 | 148 | 137 | 171 | 173 | 175 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | on | glassy | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:30AM1.48m | 5:43PM2.00m | 8:23AM1.56m | 6:38PM2.12m | 8:35AM1.65m | 7:20PM2.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05AM1.44m | 1:31AM0.55m | 12:25PM1.34m | 2:00AM0.42m | 1:11PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WNW 5 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | SW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
54 | 20 | 103 | 82 | 29 | 47 | 48 | 34 | 33 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 155 | 54 | 52 | 36 | 171 | 173 | 175 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | SSW 14 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 6 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 7 |
30 | 140 | 30 | 30 | 82 | 80 | 44 | 67 | 67 | 109 | 70 | 71 | 112 | 157 | 155 | 10 | 154 | 148 | 137 | 25 | 32 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | NW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
50 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 92 | 68 | 80 | 112 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — |
20 | — | 21 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 355 | 355 | 446 | 355 | 355 | 213 | 410 | 355 | 130 | 130 | 494 | 355 | 355 | 196 | 130 | 130 | 153 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 213 |
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