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Cardiff Reef Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Cardiff Reef surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 30 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cardiff Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cardiff Reef sea temperature is
18.4° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cardiff Reef today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 22s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cardiff Reef at 3PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 22s |
Table - waves today at Cardiff Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | |
170 | 173 | 166 | 197 | 268 | 308 | 404 | 393 | 525 | 609 | 603 | 596 | 913 | 885 | 696 | 673 | 659 | 768 | 759 | 877 | 857 | 837 | 692 | 659 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 10:13AM1.52m | 8:55PM2.21m | 10:54AM1.50m | 9:28PM2.20m | 11:36AM1.47m | 10:01PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40PM1.11m | 4:17AM0.23m | 3:11PM1.14m | 4:54AM0.25m | 3:42PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 |
 | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | 7:52 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 170 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 44 | 43 | 52 | 142 | 190 | 190 | 212 | 233 | 913 | 885 | 696 | 673 | 659 | 768 | 759 | 877 | 857 | 837 | 692 | 659 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 19 | 173 | 166 | 101 | 98 | 308 | 404 | 393 | 525 | 609 | 603 | 596 | 194 | 188 | 184 | 74 | 72 | 54 | 52 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | WNW 11 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 84 | 82 | 70 | 197 | 268 | 95 | 64 | 65 | 95 | 65 | 102 | 232 | 4 | 28 | 42 | 86 | 29 | 22 | 19 | 42 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 92 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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