Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cardiff Reef today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cardiff Reef at 9PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cardiff Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 132 | 132 | 167 | 206 | 270 | 390 | 381 | 274 | 268 | 465 | 427 | 789 | 932 | 932 | 734 | 667 | 635 | 788 | 788 | 768 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:18PM2.17m | 10:16AM1.83m | 9:52PM2.09m | 10:38AM1.90m | 10:29PM1.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14PM0.84m | 3:59AM0.29m | 3:51PM0.76m | 4:22AM0.38m | 4:30PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 284 | 274 | 218 | 158 | 151 | 113 | 106 | 78 | 76 | 465 | 427 | 789 | 932 | 932 | 734 | 667 | 635 | 788 | 788 | 768 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 132 | 132 | 167 | 206 | 270 | 390 | 381 | 274 | 268 | 71 | 50 | 49 | 34 | 36 | 63 | 63 | 67 | 86 | 88 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | SSW 13 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 153 | 85 | 111 | 85 | 63 | 118 | 45 | 28 | 25 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 115 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 115 | 121 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 24 | 1 |
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