Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Cardon today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 10PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Cardon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 203 | 181 | 170 | 152 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 91 | 85 | 136 | 83 | 153 | 135 | 127 | 114 | 74 | 132 | 132 | 152 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:56PM2.35m | 9:11AM1.86m | 8:31PM2.40m | 9:31AM1.97m | 9:04PM2.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48PM1.07m | 2:51AM0.26m | 2:23PM0.94m | 3:15AM0.24m | 2:57PM0.81m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 203 | 181 | 170 | 152 | 145 | 104 | 97 | 91 | 82 | 55 | 83 | 153 | 135 | 90 | 80 | 55 | 52 | 132 | 99 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 135 | 125 | 124 | 124 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 88 | 85 | 136 | 49 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 132 | 46 | 152 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 19 | WNW 8 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 76 | 58 | 11 | 127 | 114 | 49 | 50 | 112 | 30 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | 10 | 18 | 3 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 446 | 355 | 267 | 355 | 355 | 255 | 175 | 355 | 448 | 627 | 196 | 265 | 301 | 196 | 199 | 660 | 355 | 365 | 355 | 330 |
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