Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cardiff Reef today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cardiff Reef at 1PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Cardiff Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 175 | 172 | 134 | 111 | 184 | 248 | 241 | 231 | 218 | 214 | 323 | 399 | 395 | 528 | 510 | 475 | 464 | 458 | 452 | 532 | 532 | 525 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:32AM1.81m | 6:54PM2.03m | 7:59AM1.94m | 7:45PM2.03m | 8:25AM2.05m | 8:30PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02PM0.92m | 1:33AM0.30m | 1:48PM0.72m | 2:06AM0.37m | 2:30PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 175 | 198 | 195 | 189 | 173 | 161 | 157 | 224 | 271 | 248 | 244 | 240 | 189 | 182 | 510 | 339 | 336 | 319 | 313 | 313 | 251 | 525 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 |
| kJ | 152 | 172 | 134 | 111 | 113 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 218 | 214 | 323 | 399 | 395 | 528 | 130 | 475 | 464 | 458 | 452 | 532 | 532 | 242 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WNW 5 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 5 | W 4 | S 12 | W 4 | WNW 10 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | WNW 13 | SSW 22 |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | 104 | 99 | 184 | 248 | 241 | 231 | 114 | 114 | 73 | 74 | 11 | 9 | 78 | 5 | 20 | 108 | 184 | 108 | 34 | 156 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 43 | 607 | 43 |
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