El Cardon Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
21.6° C
2.0° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 24s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 24s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 22s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 1AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)24s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)24s
Evening (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)22s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
3
3
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.5
SW
24
0.4
SW
23
0.6
SW
22
0.8
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.7
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
0.8
SW
20
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
198
215
212
209
349
444
347
271
193
290
647
763
763
543
441
474
537
723
834
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
SW
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SSE
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:08PM2.06m
8:00AM1.44m
6:03PM2.13m
8:29AM1.52m
6:50PM2.22m
Low Tide
1:05AM0.63m
11:16AM1.34m
1:45AM0.50m
12:22PM1.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:34
7:34
7:32
 mm
Temp °C
26
25
23
22
21
20
22
26
27
26
22
22
21
21
21
26
25
23
21
20
Feels °C
27
26
25
23
23
22
24
27
27
26
22
23
23
22
22
26
25
23
22
22
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