Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
25.5°C
5.1° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 2AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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)
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
1.1
NW
12
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
373
169
167
165
163
165
167
167
163
159
149
221
141
193
198
201
157
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
0
E
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
NNE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NW
10
WSW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:04AM1.34m
12:41PM2.15m
2:19PM1.99m
Low Tide
7:25PM0.56m
5:14AM1.25m
9:14PM0.63m
11:00PM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
27
28
29
28
29
32
31
30
31
29
27
28
29
32
32
31
31
31
Feels °C
27
28
28
27
29
33
31
31
31
29
28
29
30
33
32
30
30
30
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