El Cardon Surf Break

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

Issued: 4 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
18.3° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (01 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 10PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)--
Afternoon (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (01 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
157
125
206
203
232
305
243
111
107
152
193
198
251
255
201
196
144
138
138
138
138
140
140
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
N
5
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:07AM1.65m
10:00PM2.38m
11:40AM1.67m
10:34PM2.28m
12:15PM1.71m
11:11PM2.15m
Low Tide
3:39PM1.13m
5:11AM0.30m
4:18PM1.15m
5:41AM0.37m
5:03PM1.16m
6:12AM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
7:39
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
17
16
16
15
16
18
20
20
18
16
16
16
17
21
21
21
19
18
18
19
18
21
Feels °C
17
16
16
15
16
14
15
17
19
18
17
16
17
17
17
20
19
18
18
18
18
19
18
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
Energy kJ
91
125
125
206
203
232
305
243
110
107
152
193
198
28
29
201
196
144
138
36
33
24
23
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
NW
9
0.5
NW
10
0.4
NW
9
0.4
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
5
0.4
NW
10
0.4
SW
18
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.4
NW
10
0.3
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Energy kJ
94
131
21
48
21
44
21
25
111
24
24
24
24
251
255
23
14
13
13
138
138
138
140
140
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.2
WNW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.4
SW
14
0.4
NW
10
0.3
SW
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.3
NW
9
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
Energy kJ
27
17
94
15
12
28
53
25
49
6
6
6
24
23
17
18
44
18
13
58
133
133
133
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.7
NW
5
Energy kJ
111
157
23
27
29
29
36
21
15
20
17
20
21
36
36
29
28
30
40
57
40
39
30
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
810
355
355
355
213
213
355
355
795
355
355
213
213
130
213
355
771
495
355
255
199
213
355
355
Best forecast wave conditions in Baja Norte
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Mexico
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
7
4
5
5
5
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