Cardiff Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(United-States – CAL – San Diego County)

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Cardiff Reef Spot ID:

Type: reef

Reliability: very consistent

Best: Swell WNW | Wind E

Sea Temperature Today is: 17.6 °C

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Wednesday, 22 May 2013, 02:09 Local time

m, °C	Tuesday 21
ft, °F	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	16	16	16	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	on	glass

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Cardiff Reef in San Diego County is an exposed reef break that is usually a safe bet. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the east. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west northwest. Both left (best) and right reef breaks.. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Watch out for crowds and rocks.

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California wave energy surf 12 hr forecast

Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs

Tide Times:

For La Jolla, Scripps Pier, California, 22 miles from Cardiff Reef.

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Cardiff Reef Tide Times and Tide Chart

Live Weather:

At Carlsbad Airport, 9 km from Cardiff Reef.

light winds from the SE

km/h

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Air temperature
18 °C

Current weather near Cardiff Reef

Buoy Data:

At San Clemente Basin Buoy, 57 miles from Cardiff Reef.

	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM
Data Age	4 hr	3 hr	2 hr	1 hr
Wave height (m)
Dominant period (s)	16	16	15	15

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Overall Cardiff Reef Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Cardiff Reef: (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Georges	1 mi
Second closest break	Pipes - San Elijo State Beach	1 mi
Third closest break	Sandbox	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Leucadia	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Seaside Reef	1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Cardiff Reef:
Closest wave buoy	San Clemente Basin Buoy	57 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Santa Monica Basin Buoy	112 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Tanner Banks Buoy	137 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	168 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Santa Rosa Island Buoy	173 mi
Tide stations nearest to Cardiff Reef:
Closest tide station	La Jolla, Scripps Pier	14 mi
Second closest tide station	Crown Point, Mission Bay	20 mi
Third closest tide station	Quivira Basin, Mission Bay	21 mi
Fourth closest tide station	San Diego	25 mi
Fifth closest tide station	San Diego, Quarantine Station	25 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Cardiff Reef:
Closest ski area	Snow Valley (United States)	81 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Baldy (United States)	82 mi
Third closest ski area	Big Bear Mountain (United States)	85 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Snow Summit (United States)	85 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Bear Mountain (United States)	91 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Cardiff Reef:
Closest city location	Encinitas (United States)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Carlsbad (United States)	7 mi
Third closest city location	San Marcos (United States)	10 mi
Fourth closest city location	Oceanside (United States)	11 mi
Fifth closest city location	Vista (United States)	11 mi

The closest passenger airport to Cardiff Reef is Miramar Mcas Airport (NKX) in USA, 26 km (16 miles) away (directly).
The second nearest airport to Cardiff Reef is San Diego International Lindbergh Fld Airport (SAN), also in USA, 38 km (24 miles) away.
Third is North Island Nas (San Diego) Airport (NZY) in USA, 41 km (25 miles) away.
General Abelardo L Rodriguez International (Tijuana) Airport (TIJ) in Mexico is 65 km (40 miles) away.
John Wayne Arpt Orange Co (Santa Ana) Airport (SNA) in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Cardiff Reef and is 86 km (53 miles) away.

Cardiff Reef break location map and break info

This is the Surf-Forecast page for Cardiff Reef, CAL - San Diego County. Use the tab navigation above to view Cardiff Reef sea temperature, Cardiff Reef photographs, Cardiff Reef detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Cardiff Reef webcams, current wind from CAL - San Diego County live weather stations and Cardiff Reef tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Cardiff Reef.

Cardiff Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(United-States – CAL – San Diego County)

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Overall Cardiff Reef Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May

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