El Cardon Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
22.5° C
2.1° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 3AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (09 Aug)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 Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.3
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
152
107
106
104
104
103
102
99
93
89
88
69
98
97
133
133
133
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:10AM1.63m
6:51PM2.51m
8:47AM1.76m
7:45PM2.61m
Low Tide
1:28AM0.22m
12:27PM1.23m
2:14AM0.06m
1:29PM1.10m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:22
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
20
20
21
24
25
24
23
22
21
21
22
25
26
26
24
23
Feels °C
22
22
22
22
22
25
26
24
24
23
23
23
23
25
25
25
24
23
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