El Cardon Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.91° N 114.46° W

El Cardon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Cardon sea temperature is
20.0° C
0.5° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cardon at 11AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
14
0.4
WNW
19
0.4
WNW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
W
17
0.5
W
17
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
130
129
102
82
102
118
108
148
192
246
246
150
153
144
232
281
277
230
190
273
322
350
281
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
W
5
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
12:18PM1.94m
11:40PM2.15m
12:57PM1.97m
00:27AM1.88m
1:37PM1.98m
Low Tide
5:49AM0.23m
5:44PM1.01m
6:23AM0.44m
6:45PM1.03m
6:54AM0.67m
7:58PM1.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:37
7:36
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
22
25
25
25
23
23
22
22
24
25
27
25
23
23
22
23
24
27
27
27
25
24
Feels °C
23
22
23
24
24
23
23
24
23
23
24
24
25
24
22
23
22
23
24
25
24
23
23
23
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