Cardiff Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.06° N 117.31° W

Issued: 10 am 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cardiff Reef sea temperature is
19.5° C

2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Cardiff Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Cardiff Reef based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Cardiff Reef right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Cardiff Reef

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

BUOY-46274

1 km WNW3 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Carlsbad Airport

9 km NNE218 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
15
light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 230 to 290 degs)
(13 km/h at 260°)
20.6 °C16
16


BUOY-46266

11 km SSE3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Torrey Pines Outer- CA

16 km S3 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Oceanside Airport

18 km NW204 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
10
light winds from the SW
(11 km/h at 230°)
22.2 °C16
16


San Marcos

19 km NE255 m above sea level

47 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 154°)
10
33 °C-
-
-
-
0

La Jolla- CA

21 km SSE3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
20
light winds from the WSW
(18 km/h at 250°)
- °C-
-


Oceanside Offshore- CA

21 km WNW3 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


BUOY-LJAC1

21 km SSE3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
20
light winds from the WSW
(18 km/h at 240°)
19.1 °C-
-


SCRIPPS Nearshore- CA

21 km S3 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Cardiff Reef and within an acceptable time window.

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