Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
25.3°C
6.7° 

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 (13 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 9PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)--
Afternoon (13 Nov)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (13 Nov)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
4
5
6
5
5
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
16
1.6
WNW
16
1.6
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
15
2
WNW
14
2
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
15
2
WNW
21
2.5
WNW
19
2.5
WNW
19
2.5
WNW
19
2.4
WNW
18
2.3
WNW
17
2.2
WNW
17
2
WNW
17
1.9
WNW
16
1.8
WNW
16
1.7
WNW
16
1.6
WNW
15
1.5
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1068
1068
1208
1118
1074
1059
1045
1591
1569
1459
3335
4612
4877
4435
3643
3253
2964
2296
1872
1654
1474
1167
911
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
0
N
0
NNE
5
N
0
NNE
5
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:47PM1.42m
10:04AM2.08m
1:23AM1.40m
10:42AM1.91m
Low Tide
5:04PM0.55m
3:14AM1.28m
5:56PM0.67m
3:27AM1.38m
7:04PM0.75m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
21
21
20
20
19
19
19
20
21
21
20
20
19
19
19
21
22
21
20
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
17
17
17
18
17
16
17
17
18
19
19
22
21
20
21
21
20
19
18
19
18
18
18
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