Cardiff Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.06° N 117.31° W

Cardiff Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cardiff Reef sea temperature is
23.7° C
4.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Cardiff Reef today (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 24s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 24s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 23s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cardiff Reef at 12PM is: 0.7m 24s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)24s
Afternoon (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)24s
Evening (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)23s

Table - waves today at Cardiff Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
1
1
1
2
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
26
0.4
SW
25
0.6
SW
24
0.7
SW
24
0.7
SW
24
0.6
SSW
24
0.4
SSW
24
0.6
SSW
22
0.9
SSW
21
1.1
SW
21
1.1
SW
21
0.9
SSW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
1
SW
20
1.2
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.2
SSW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
161
448
563
563
368
217
317
799
1051
1051
799
658
628
746
1100
1100
1100
1004
863
837
735
719
915
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:29AM1.38m
6:30PM2.00m
9:01AM1.44m
7:13PM2.07m
9:27AM1.49m
7:52PM2.15m
Low Tide
1:31AM0.51m
11:59AM1.25m
2:10AM0.41m
12:55PM1.23m
2:44AM0.32m
1:39PM1.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:52
7:52
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
21
24
24
23
21
21
20
21
22
24
24
24
22
22
22
22
22
25
25
24
22
22
Feels °C
24
22
23
25
24
23
22
23
22
23
24
25
24
25
24
24
24
24
24
26
25
25
24
24
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