El Cardon surfForecast / Baja Norte / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
17.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Cardon today?

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 8AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (22 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.5
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
151
140
136
169
255
265
200
200
176
212
203
203
247
240
206
168
124
183
86
115
113
82
77
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
00:00AM2.28m
3:49PM1.43m
1:07AM2.05m
5:59PM1.58m
3:01AM1.87m
6:25PM1.75m
Low Tide
8:03AM0.48m
5:36PM1.42m
9:41AM0.56m
9:14PM1.52m
11:04AM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:05
6:03
6:03
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7:07
7:07
7:08
Temp °C
15
15
17
20
20
19
16
15
15
14
15
18
19
18
16
16
15
15
16
18
19
18
16
16
14
14
16
16
14
13
12
11
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
14
1
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
Energy kJ
74
151
140
136
169
66
127
125
119
70
70
48
31
71
72
73
73
70
102
80
115
113
73
69
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
NW
11
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
NW
9
0.3
NW
10
0.4
NW
9
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
79
79
76
69
51
17
100
50
50
48
44
42
42
31
42
53
27
26
68
23
15
21
34
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
WNW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.2
WNW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
NW
10
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
W
17
Energy kJ
12
7
17
17
17
12
13
14
25
14
26
50
43
42
12
28
40
36
24
35
35
34
21
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
Energy kJ
36
36
39
71
102
255
265
200
200
176
212
203
203
247
240
206
168
124
183
86
86
77
82
77
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
355
355
355
355
495
809
446
428
355
382
355
514
446
446
355
255
255
213
213
446
660
809
355
355
Best forecast wave conditions in Baja Norte
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Mexico
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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