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El Cardon Surf Forecast
/ Baja Norte (67 surf breaks) /
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El Cardon surfForecast / Baja Norte / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 29 May 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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at El Cardon today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 5PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (29 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
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 Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | |
127 | 188 | 249 | 246 | 240 | 298 | 295 | 295 | 288 | 209 | 193 | 188 | 239 | 282 | 271 | 392 | 380 | 377 | 526 | 515 | 423 | 401 | 388 | 522 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | glassy | |
High Tide | 8:57AM1.73m | 8:05PM2.45m | 9:31AM1.72m | 8:33PM2.46m | 10:06AM1.69m | 9:03PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47PM1.06m | 3:09AM0.24m | 2:14PM1.08m | 3:41AM0.22m | 2:42PM1.11m | 4:14AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 |
 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | 7:30 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 19 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 82 | 79 | 249 | 246 | 240 | 298 | 295 | 295 | 288 | 209 | 193 | 188 | 239 | 239 | 145 | 114 | 93 | 93 | 82 | 515 | 121 | 102 | 380 | 374 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WNW 18 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | WNW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WNW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 97 | 188 | 78 | 57 | 73 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 73 | 67 | 42 | 165 | 163 | 282 | 183 | 392 | 380 | 377 | 526 | 114 | 423 | 401 | 388 | 522 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 22 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 21 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | — |
| kJ | 127 | 95 | 92 | 73 | 46 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 171 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 271 | 107 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 14 | 98 | 87 | 57 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 39 | 39 | 36 | 59 | 90 | 84 | 71 | 67 | 57 | 61 | 60 | 80 | 129 | 171 | 236 | 192 | — | — | 136 | 84 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 255 | 446 | 771 | 495 | 446 | 380 | 255 | 213 | 355 | 495 | 495 | 494 | 355 | 255 | 213 | 213 | 355 | 627 | 495 | 446 | 355 | 196 | 196 | 355 |
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