El Cardon Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
21.5° C
1.2° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 6AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.3
SW
20
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
123
116
87
85
84
65
84
112
113
118
129
129
118
107
147
190
190
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:29AM1.32m
3:11PM2.18m
6:07AM1.34m
4:32PM2.24m
Low Tide
9:36PM0.81m
7:41AM1.12m
11:17PM0.65m
9:08AM1.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:23
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
21
20
22
24
26
25
23
22
21
21
22
25
25
24
22
21
Feels °C
22
22
22
22
23
24
26
25
23
22
21
22
23
25
24
22
22
22
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