Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
26.1°C
5.6° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 6AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (04 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (04 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Sun morning, min 28°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
2
1
2
2
1
0
2
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
11
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
201
201
155
191
174
169
167
167
167
167
164
162
160
155
125
121
118
85
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
SE
5
W
10
NNW
5
N
5
E
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
SSE
10
E
10
NE
5
N
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
6:47AM1.60m
4:27PM1.97m
7:03AM1.77m
5:53PM2.06m
Low Tide
11:00PM0.57m
10:35AM1.46m
00:06AM0.46m
12:07PM1.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
32
32
31
31
32
34
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32
29
29
30
32
31
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31
31
Feels °C
31
32
31
30
31
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30
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33
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