Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Cardon today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 7PM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at El Cardon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 236 | 299 | 269 | 379 | 375 | 375 | 370 | 366 | 429 | 395 | 318 | 458 | 376 | 371 | 371 | 371 | 381 | 504 | 510 | 331 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:24AM2.03m | 12:02PM1.87m | 1:43PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36PM0.81m | 9:38PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | | |  | |  | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 127 | 299 | 269 | 379 | 375 | 375 | 370 | 366 | 429 | 395 | 318 | 458 | 376 | 371 | 371 | 371 | 381 | 504 | 510 | 331 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | NW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 14 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 236 | 123 | 121 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 34 | 33 | 13 | 21 | 42 | 28 | 18 | 21 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 11 | — | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 68 | 67 | 15 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 5 | 28 | 14 | 37 | 28 | 18 | — | 20 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 6 | NW 6 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 2 | N 6 | — | N 6 | NNW 6 | NW 11 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 130 | 153 | 255 | 216 | 255 | 213 | 196 | 213 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 495 | 355 | 213 | 213 |
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