Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
25.6°C
6.5° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 11AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (02 Nov)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (02 Nov)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.7
WNW
19
0.8
WNW
19
0.9
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
17
0.9
WNW
17
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
489
489
430
353
349
331
322
318
318
314
391
461
459
454
443
438
428
414
376
366
362
362
353
344
314
330
325
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
5
WNW
0
ESE
5
SSE
5
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:44AM1.74m
3:17PM1.81m
5:15AM1.92m
4:43PM1.84m
5:41AM2.10m
5:44PM1.89m
6:06AM2.25m
Low Tide
9:57AM1.34m
10:22PM0.58m
11:08AM1.07m
11:07PM0.61m
11:55AM0.80m
11:43PM0.65m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
18
17
19
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
23
23
22
20
19
19
18
18
20
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Feels °C
17
16
16
18
18
18
18
20
20
20
19
23
20
19
19
19
19
17
17
19
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18
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21
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