Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cardiff Reef today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cardiff Reef at 5AM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cardiff Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 553 | 659 | 651 | 629 | 671 | 587 | 566 | 717 | 700 | 788 | 612 | 657 | 512 | 512 | 612 | 720 | 387 | 382 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:09AM1.25m | 3:12PM1.98m | 7:12AM1.38m | 4:45PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06PM0.60m | 6:57AM1.24m | 11:36PM0.46m | 10:00AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 553 | 659 | 651 | 629 | 671 | 587 | 566 | 717 | 700 | 788 | 612 | 657 | 440 | 513 | 600 | 590 | 796 | 905 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 125 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 81 | 215 | 210 | 236 | 290 | 383 | 440 | 512 | 512 | 612 | 720 | 387 | 382 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 14 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | W 5 | WNW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 31 | 48 | 61 | 109 | 78 | 158 | 78 | 50 | 13 | 8 | 60 | 41 | 63 | 47 | 84 | 70 | 90 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | WNW 4 | — |
| kJ | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 131 | 43 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 11 |
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