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El Cardon Surf Forecast
/ Baja Norte (67 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
El Cardon surfForecast / Baja Norte / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 24 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Cardon today?
The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 9AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Cardon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | |
153 | 137 | 104 | 126 | 127 | 174 | 181 | 242 | 251 | 258 | 346 | 354 | 239 | 229 | 226 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 232 | 245 | 248 | 245 | 223 | 167 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 4:28AM1.67m | 5:49PM2.00m | 5:50AM1.66m | 6:18PM2.13m | 6:51AM1.68m | 6:45PM2.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11PM1.20m | 10:58AM0.74m | 00:15AM0.96m | 11:42AM0.83m | 00:59AM0.74m | 12:18PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 153 | 137 | 17 | 103 | 103 | 174 | 181 | 242 | 251 | 258 | 346 | 354 | 239 | 229 | 226 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 232 | 245 | 248 | 245 | 223 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 104 | 126 | 127 | 48 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 111 | 51 | 51 | 10 | 42 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 46 | 45 | 68 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | SW 20 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | NW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 37 | 60 | 25 | 25 | 25 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 15 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 34 | 40 | 45 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 71 | 84 | 84 | 74 | 69 | 67 | 55 | 53 | 48 | 42 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 213 | 213 | 355 | 355 | 495 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 255 | 355 | 795 | 495 | 495 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 495 | 660 | 809 | 355 | 355 |
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