Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cardiff Reef today (28 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cardiff Reef at 10PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cardiff Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 263 | 269 | 183 | 139 | 196 | 228 | 190 | 350 | 322 | 306 | 302 | 302 | 245 | 242 | 242 | 291 | 287 | 269 | 148 | 209 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:11PM1.66m | 10:50AM2.23m | 00:07AM1.49m | 11:28AM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:02PM0.35m | 4:28AM0.83m | 5:53PM0.36m | 4:56AM0.98m | 6:55PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 263 | 269 | 94 | 139 | 196 | 228 | 190 | 121 | 104 | 82 | 78 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 79 | 74 | 287 | 269 | 130 | 209 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 195 | 189 | 183 | 247 | 178 | 168 | 181 | 350 | 322 | 306 | 302 | 302 | 245 | 242 | 242 | 291 | 41 | 29 | 45 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 17 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 161 | 89 | 181 | 138 | 59 | 136 | 113 | 78 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 148 | 81 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 49 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 193 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 248 | 44 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 131 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
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