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Cardiff Reef Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Cardiff Reef surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 08 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cardiff Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cardiff Reef sea temperature is
18.2° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cardiff Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Cardiff Reef at 6AM is: 0.5m 21s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Cardiff Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
123 | 124 | 186 | 246 | 237 | 223 | 171 | 216 | 578 | 572 | 377 | 360 | 356 | 352 | 486 | 582 | 464 | 412 | 402 | 402 | 487 | 487 | 481 | 397 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 5:55PM1.48m | 2:11AM1.67m | 6:01PM1.57m | 3:44AM1.61m | 6:13PM1.69m | 5:06AM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:39PM1.45m | 10:21AM0.60m | 10:45PM1.34m | 11:05AM0.60m | 11:51PM1.16m | 11:43AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 45 | 33 | 57 | 62 | 86 | 94 | 103 | 92 | 578 | 572 | 377 | 360 | 356 | 122 | 486 | 582 | 464 | 412 | 402 | 402 | 487 | 487 | 481 | 397 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SSW 18 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 123 | 124 | 186 | 246 | 237 | 223 | 171 | 173 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 76 | 66 | 352 | 120 | 88 | 81 | 79 | 57 | 119 | 116 | 82 | 74 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 44 | 44 | 43 | 49 | 24 | 94 | 131 | 216 | 16 | 34 | 44 | 46 | 31 | 51 | 80 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 45 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 131 | 92 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 467 | 193 |
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