El Cardon Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
21.9° C
1.9° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 7AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
11
0.4
SW
14
0.6
SW
10
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
353
339
330
400
389
384
312
312
299
290
121
121
91
120
120
120
116
114
62
71
63
95
91
88
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:36AM1.83m
9:51PM2.40m
11:02AM1.90m
10:25PM2.29m
11:29AM1.97m
Low Tide
4:15AM0.22m
3:41PM0.97m
4:40AM0.26m
4:19PM0.94m
5:05AM0.35m
5:01PM0.91m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:30
7:29
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
18
20
23
23
23
20
19
18
18
20
23
23
24
21
20
20
20
21
22
25
25
22
21
Feels °C
18
19
21
23
22
21
20
20
19
19
22
23
22
23
21
21
22
22
23
23
25
26
23
23
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