Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cardiff Reef today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cardiff Reef at 5AM is: 0.8m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 19s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 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 Wed morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 890 | 756 | 543 | 538 | 464 | 834 | 1210 | 1336 | 1198 | 1059 | 791 | 710 | 891 | 881 | 1099 | 996 | 871 | 861 | 802 | 755 | 746 | 661 | 567 | 560 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:45PM2.58m | 11:52AM1.60m | 10:36PM2.49m | 12:45PM1.62m | 11:29PM2.33m | 1:39PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12AM-0.14m | 4:18PM1.07m | 6:02AM-0.06m | 5:17PM1.10m | 6:51AM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 890 | 756 | 543 | 249 | 464 | 834 | 1210 | 1336 | 1198 | 1059 | 791 | 710 | 891 | 881 | 1099 | 996 | 871 | 861 | 802 | 755 | 746 | 661 | 567 | 560 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 331 | 198 | 257 | 538 | 195 | 304 | 427 | 474 | 407 | 367 | 313 | 304 | 299 | 336 | 277 | 257 | 233 | 195 | 187 | 144 | 152 | 167 | 134 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | W 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | S 11 | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | SSW 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | — | 127 | 9 | 127 | 183 | 131 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 23 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 96 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | W 4 | WNW 10 | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | 9 | 38 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 27 | 27 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 279 | 44 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 329 | 44 | 495 |
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