El Cardon surfForecast / Baja Norte / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 09 May 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
17.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Cardon today?

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 6AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (10 May)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (10 May)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
203
197
152
246
312
309
232
211
206
206
261
261
258
201
193
181
176
174
171
171
142
140
138
136
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
W
20
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:25AM1.70m
5:54PM1.81m
5:03AM1.72m
6:16PM2.01m
6:12AM1.80m
Low Tide
10:20PM1.44m
10:47AM0.72m
11:39PM1.20m
11:31AM0.70m
00:27AM0.91m
12:10PM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:17
7:19
7:20
Temp °C
17
16
15
14
16
19
21
20
17
17
16
15
17
19
20
21
18
17
16
16
18
22
21
22
17
16
15
14
16
18
19
17
16
17
17
15
18
18
19
19
17
17
16
16
17
20
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
7
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
12
Energy kJ
96
102
96
75
75
64
232
211
206
101
101
132
92
68
68
181
176
174
140
125
94
94
55
119
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.4
NW
10
0.3
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Energy kJ
203
197
152
246
312
309
24
42
70
206
261
261
258
201
193
44
102
98
171
171
142
140
138
136
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.3
WNW
15
0.4
NW
10
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.6
SSW
15
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.4
NW
12
Energy kJ
45
44
43
48
37
25
42
24
41
67
62
69
67
89
86
83
35
23
142
2
2
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
NW
2
Energy kJ
92
92
103
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
355
355
213
213
355
355
495
355
355
213
213
355
335
355
446
355
355
213
196
196
130
355
655
446
Best forecast wave conditions in Baja Norte
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Mexico
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
9
7
6
9
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
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