El Cardon Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
19.3° C
0.1° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 4AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
220
223
226
226
226
217
211
211
211
211
211
138
140
138
129
123
120
120
121
123
129
131
96
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:02AM1.61m
6:54PM2.61m
8:52AM1.70m
7:46PM2.71m
9:36AM1.77m
Low Tide
1:28AM0.20m
12:21PM1.15m
2:18AM0.02m
1:20PM1.12m
3:05AM-0.09m
2:14PM1.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:38
7:37
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
20
22
23
23
20
20
20
19
21
23
24
23
21
20
19
18
20
23
24
24
Feels °C
18
18
19
18
21
22
22
21
20
21
20
19
22
22
22
20
20
20
19
18
20
22
22
22
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