El Cardon Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
27.4°C
6.4° 

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 (13 Sep):

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

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 4PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
87
85
85
85
84
93
88
79
79
108
150
148
148
148
186
171
125
122
96
88
165
235
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:31AM2.34m
10:58PM1.93m
10:55AM2.31m
11:34PM1.72m
11:19AM2.23m
Low Tide
4:54PM0.48m
4:34AM0.76m
5:32PM0.56m
4:49AM0.92m
6:13PM0.67m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:44
6:43
 mm
Temp °C
21
24
24
23
22
21
21
20
21
23
23
23
21
21
20
20
20
23
24
23
22
21
Feels °C
23
25
23
22
23
22
23
21
23
23
22
22
21
22
21
22
22
23
23
21
22
21
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