
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Cardon today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 3AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at El Cardon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
241 | 216 | 212 | 248 | 159 | 164 | 104 | 134 | 153 | 197 | 327 | 373 | 411 | 400 | 294 | 251 | 159 | 157 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:04PM2.11m | 10:01AM2.51m | 10:45PM1.94m | 10:31AM2.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44AM0.62m | 4:35PM0.27m | 4:09AM0.76m | 5:19PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 12 | WNW 7 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
241 | 216 | 212 | 53 | 57 | 164 | 47 | 134 | 48 | 75 | 76 | 74 | 235 | 230 | 257 | 199 | 151 | 133 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 5 | SW 16 | SW 11 | WNW 6 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 9 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
163 | 167 | 28 | 248 | 133 | 30 | 96 | 69 | 77 | 29 | 79 | 107 | 28 | 37 | 29 | 251 | 159 | 157 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 9 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
43 | 32 | 208 | 96 | 159 | 83 | 104 | 12 | 30 | 79 | 20 | 37 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 51 | 102 | 85 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | NE 2 | NE 2 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — |
7 | 10 | 47 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 77 | 153 | 197 | 327 | 373 | 411 | 400 | 294 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 355 | 355 | 382 | 213 | 213 | 255 | 771 | 495 | 446 | 410 | 410 | 255 | 382 | 446 | 355 | 446 | 355 | 255 |
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