Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cardiff Reef today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cardiff Reef at 10AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cardiff Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 455 | 460 | 387 | 237 | 232 | 232 | 227 | 179 | 167 | 163 | 135 | 214 | 274 | 326 | 338 | 346 | 419 | 504 | 553 | 547 | 527 | 496 | 489 | 483 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:36AM1.76m | 7:50PM2.29m | 9:04AM1.87m | 8:37PM2.28m | 9:32AM1.98m | 9:20PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM0.11m | 1:47PM0.90m | 2:42AM0.11m | 2:33PM0.74m | 3:15AM0.17m | 3:17PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 455 | 460 | 387 | 237 | 232 | 232 | 227 | 179 | 139 | 119 | 68 | 214 | 274 | 326 | 338 | 346 | 419 | 504 | 553 | 547 | 527 | 496 | 489 | 483 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 277 | 233 | 120 | 204 | 198 | 158 | 102 | 151 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 67 | 127 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 72 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 50 | 81 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 112 | 108 | 133 | 167 | 163 | 127 | 133 | 45 | 45 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 72 | 72 | 47 | 45 | 41 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 43 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 27 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 44 | 21 | 115 | 21 | 17 | 17 |
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