El Cardon surfForecast / Baja Norte / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
17.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Cardon today?

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 7PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (22 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.5
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
136
169
197
230
200
195
181
192
237
231
254
240
206
168
124
102
86
115
113
94
86
68
68
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:49PM1.43m
1:07AM2.05m
5:59PM1.58m
3:01AM1.87m
6:25PM1.75m
4:58AM1.84m
Low Tide
8:03AM0.48m
5:36PM1.42m
9:41AM0.56m
9:14PM1.52m
11:04AM0.57m
11:34PM1.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:05
6:03
6:03
6:01
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7:07
7:07
7:08
7:08
Temp °C
17
20
20
19
16
15
15
14
15
18
19
18
17
16
15
15
15
18
19
19
16
16
16
15
16
16
14
13
11
11
12
12
13
14
14
13
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
16
14
15
15
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
Energy kJ
140
136
169
167
127
125
119
109
70
49
31
71
72
73
73
70
68
80
115
113
73
69
68
68
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
76
69
51
66
65
50
50
48
44
42
42
54
42
27
27
26
24
23
22
34
34
34
17
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
8
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
NW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
W
17
0.2
W
17
0.2
W
16
Energy kJ
17
17
17
17
12
14
25
14
26
50
42
31
12
41
40
36
35
35
35
21
21
23
24
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
Energy kJ
39
71
98
197
230
200
195
181
192
237
231
254
240
206
168
124
102
86
69
91
94
86
68
59
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
355
355
495
809
446
425
355
355
355
514
495
355
355
355
213
196
213
355
660
355
355
355
255
213
Best forecast wave conditions in Baja Norte
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Mexico
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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