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El Cardon Surf Forecast
/ Baja Norte (67 surf breaks) /
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El Cardon surfForecast / Baja Norte / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at El Cardon today?
The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 1AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at El Cardon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | W 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 5 | WNW 15 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | |
69 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 83 | 129 | 63 | 62 | 80 | 131 | 150 | 121 | 118 | 116 | 110 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 118 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 99 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:12PM2.06m | 7:07AM1.93m | 7:34PM2.20m | 7:50AM1.96m | 7:55PM2.32m | 8:29AM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:41PM0.58m | 1:18AM0.84m | 1:12PM0.62m | 1:53AM0.62m | 1:39PM0.69m | 2:24AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 |
13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | W 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 69 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 83 | 129 | 63 | 60 | 74 | 69 | 69 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 110 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 82 | 68 | 68 | 55 | 53 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 15 | 21 | 22 | 35 | 35 | 48 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 57 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | WNW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 24 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 49 | 50 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 39 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 42 | 44 | 57 | 49 | 37 | 39 | 49 | 62 | 80 | 131 | 150 | 121 | 103 | 80 | 66 | 52 | 52 | 66 | 118 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 99 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 810 | 775 | 410 | 255 | 255 | 213 | 255 | 494 | 802 | 495 | 722 | 410 | 255 | 213 | 213 | 355 | 794 | 446 | 355 | 355 | 199 | 213 | 213 | 355 |
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