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El Cardon Surf Forecast
/ Baja Norte (67 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
El Cardon surfForecast / Baja Norte / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at El Cardon today?
The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 11AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at El Cardon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | |
151 | 149 | 149 | 113 | 111 | 104 | 113 | 100 | 118 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 54 | 55 | 80 | 110 | 117 | 170 | 117 | 90 | 111 | 111 | 85 | 138 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:01PM1.39m | 11:19PM2.08m | 3:00PM1.37m | 00:02AM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20AM0.58m | 4:20PM1.27m | 7:18AM0.68m | 4:16PM1.36m | 8:34AM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 |
 kJ | 151 | 149 | 149 | 113 | 111 | 104 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 68 | 55 | 51 | 54 | 34 | 34 | 46 | 35 | 117 | 117 | 90 | 72 | 81 | 85 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 116 | 118 | 118 | 78 | 107 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 38 | 27 | 45 | 66 | 86 | 82 | 111 | 79 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 21 | WSW 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WNW 14 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 9 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 14 | 36 | 21 | 23 | 51 | 27 | 27 | 79 | 111 | 27 | 84 | 138 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 27 | 34 | 41 | 78 | 113 | 100 | 118 | — | — | — | 40 | 55 | 80 | 110 | 117 | 170 | — | — | — | 70 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 213 | 196 | 255 | 494 | 802 | 495 | 355 | 355 | 213 | 196 | 130 | 355 | 795 | 446 | 355 | 355 | 255 | 213 | 213 | 355 | 446 | 355 | 355 | 355 |
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