Cardiff Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.06° N 117.31° W

Issued: 4 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cardiff Reef sea temperature is
20.2° C

1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cardiff Reef at 7PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)--
Afternoon (02 Jul)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
438
322
243
144
223
302
392
397
397
397
220
270
236
297
239
239
239
239
212
210
220
352
348
352
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
12:27PM1.52m
10:58PM2.08m
1:01PM1.55m
11:33PM1.96m
1:35PM1.60m
00:12AM1.80m
Low Tide
4:51PM1.16m
6:18AM0.34m
5:35PM1.17m
6:47AM0.43m
6:30PM1.17m
7:16AM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
18
17
17
16
17
19
20
20
18
17
17
17
18
20
20
20
19
18
18
17
18
20
Feels °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
19
17
17
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
19
18
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
Energy kJ
438
322
146
144
223
302
392
397
397
397
220
270
236
297
239
239
239
239
186
183
220
352
348
352
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.4
SW
13
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
5
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
Energy kJ
82
144
243
104
10
10
10
21
20
19
44
9
9
10
7
214
214
212
212
210
140
156
154
151
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.1
S
23
0.1
SW
21
0.2
SSW
22
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
SSW
19
0.3
S
10
0.4
WNW
5
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.2
SSW
9
Energy kJ
21
20
21
21
21
21
21
11
18
45
18
18
18
18
148
16
8
18
18
9
6
6
6
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
4
0.3
W
4
Energy kJ
15
15
21
13
10
11
11
10
7
12
10
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
44
279
44
44
27
10
7
20
43
44
43
43
8
13
0
0
329
92
43
43
43
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
9
9
9
6
4
9
5
6
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
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