El Cardon surfForecast / Baja Norte / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 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
20.9° 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 4PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)161616161616151515151515141414141414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)216175173171201196154152150150148142140138138138138136133125121878585
Wind
(km/h)
0
NNE
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
NW
10
WNW
5
W
0
SW
10
SE
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:41AM
1.65
5:52PM
2.09
7:58AM
1.78
6:51PM
2.20
8:17AM
1.90
7:36PM
2.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:57AM
1.38
1:15AM
0.36
12:57PM
1.19
1:50AM
0.31
1:39PM
0.99
2:19AM
0.30
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
Sunrise6:22-------6:22-------6:24-------
Sunset---6:42-------6:39-------6:38----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------1-----------------
Temp. °C252526252424242325262625252524242426262524242323
Feels °C (?)282727262425262626272726272726262727272727272525
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Baja Norte

  1. weather stationWind Update Wind reports 281 km away suggest it is still onshore at El Cardon (light winds from the SW at Puerto Penasco). 0.4m 11s groundswell from the WNW with a 0.3m 8s swell, also from the WNW and a 0.2m 4s local chop, also from the WNW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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