Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
26.6°C
6.6° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 8PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)--
Afternoon (14 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (14 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
318
275
220
220
220
220
220
220
220
220
217
169
169
138
239
239
236
299
269
379
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
10
NE
5
ESE
10
SSE
5
W
10
NW
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
off
High Tide
11:56PM1.49m
10:56AM2.18m
00:51AM1.34m
11:24AM2.03m
Low Tide
5:39PM0.52m
4:15AM1.14m
6:25PM0.67m
4:13AM1.23m
7:36PM0.81m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
27
25
24
24
24
23
24
28
29
28
26
26
26
25
25
29
29
28
27
28
Feels °C
21
19
20
21
20
19
20
23
22
22
22
24
24
24
23
28
28
28
26
28
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