Cardiff Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.06° N 117.31° W

Cardiff Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cardiff Reef sea temperature is
22.7°C
2.5° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cardiff Reef at 6AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (07 Sep)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (07 Sep)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
721
669
1363
1399
1210
1009
931
916
488
648
394
401
387
237
227
227
223
179
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
20
W
10
WNW
5
NW
0
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:00PM2.14m
8:08AM1.64m
7:00PM2.24m
8:36AM1.76m
7:50PM2.29m
Low Tide
1:26AM0.18m
12:55PM1.08m
2:06AM0.11m
1:47PM0.90m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:06
7:05
 mm
Temp °C
27
26
24
25
25
27
28
26
25
24
24
25
25
28
27
26
25
25
Feels °C
27
27
25
27
26
28
28
25
26
25
25
26
26
28
26
27
26
27
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