Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Cardon today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 10PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at El Cardon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
80 | 112 | 112 | 157 | 155 | 155 | 154 | 148 | 137 | 171 | 173 | 175 | 175 | 173 | 169 | 129 | 159 | 159 | 178 | 157 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:38PM2.12m | 8:35AM1.65m | 7:20PM2.25m | 8:51AM1.75m | 7:56PM2.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:25PM1.34m | 2:00AM0.42m | 1:11PM1.21m | 2:27AM0.32m | 1:48PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
15 | 15 | 12 | 55 | 54 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 137 | 171 | 173 | 175 | 175 | 173 | 169 | 129 | 159 | 137 | 178 | 157 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
70 | 71 | 112 | 157 | 155 | 155 | 154 | 148 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 57 | 56 | 159 | 125 | 124 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | NW 9 | WNW 8 |
80 | 112 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 20 | 55 | 56 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — |
17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 494 | 355 | 330 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 330 | 495 | 355 | 355 | 196 | 130 | 355 | 130 | 355 | 446 | 352 | 196 | 196 |
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