Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Cardon today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 4PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Cardon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SSW 15 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | 67 | 67 | 43 | 54 | 65 | 67 | 52 | 54 | 140 | 103 | 82 | 82 | 93 | 66 | 67 | 92 | 109 | 80 | 112 | 112 | 157 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:20PM1.91m | 8:30AM1.48m | 5:43PM2.00m | 8:23AM1.56m | 6:38PM2.12m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:53AM0.69m | 11:05AM1.44m | 1:31AM0.55m | 12:25PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
21 | 67 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 65 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 103 | 82 | 82 | 64 | 66 | 52 | 48 | 37 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 13 | NW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 15 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
67 | 28 | 35 | 34 | 54 | 55 | 67 | 32 | 54 | 140 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 93 | 44 | 67 | 67 | 109 | 70 | 71 | 112 | 157 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | NW 12 | SW 14 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
30 | 42 | 67 | 41 | 42 | 49 | 35 | 52 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 57 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 92 | 68 | 80 | 112 | 70 | 69 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | — | WNW 5 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 20 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 9 | — | — | 34 | — | 22 | 29 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 355 | 355 | 446 | 446 | 213 | 355 | 213 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 495 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 214 | 380 | 130 | 130 | 494 | 355 | 355 | 335 |
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