Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 14 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
25.3°C
6.7° 

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 (15 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 20s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 12AM is: 2.5m 19s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)--
Afternoon (15 Nov)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (15 Nov)8ft (2.4m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
5
5
5
5
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
0
2
2
2
2
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
15
2.3
WNW
21
2.5
WNW
19
2.5
WNW
19
2.5
WNW
19
2.4
WNW
18
2.3
WNW
17
2.2
WNW
17
2
WNW
17
1.8
WNW
16
1.8
WNW
16
1.7
WNW
16
1.6
WNW
15
1.5
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.1
W
19
1.9
WNW
18
2
WNW
17
2
WNW
17
2.1
WNW
16
2
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1569
1505
4369
4612
4877
4435
3643
3253
2964
2296
1697
1654
1474
1167
956
789
697
876
2262
2223
2215
2368
2084
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:04AM2.08m
1:23AM1.40m
10:42AM1.91m
11:48AM1.74m
4:14AM1.64m
Low Tide
5:56PM0.67m
3:27AM1.38m
7:04PM0.75m
8:18PM0.80m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
21
21
20
20
20
19
20
22
23
22
21
21
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22
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20
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18
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Feels °C
18
18
19
20
21
20
22
23
22
20
19
21
21
19
19
20
19
19
19
18
18
16
17
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