El Cardon Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
26.9°C
5.9° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 12PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
1.3
WNW
6
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
130
130
128
99
99
96
92
89
88
87
85
85
85
84
103
93
126
79
108
150
148
148
148
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
SW
0
WNW
10
SW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:06AM2.33m
10:22PM2.13m
10:31AM2.34m
10:58PM1.93m
10:55AM2.31m
Low Tide
3:53AM0.43m
4:18PM0.47m
4:15AM0.59m
4:54PM0.48m
4:34AM0.76m
5:32PM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:45
6:44
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
23
25
26
25
23
23
22
21
21
24
24
24
22
21
21
20
21
23
24
23
22
21
Feels °C
26
26
26
26
26
25
24
25
24
23
23
26
24
23
23
22
23
21
23
23
24
23
22
22
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