Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cardiff Reef today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cardiff Reef at 11AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Cardiff Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 485 | 432 | 904 | 659 | 603 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 768 | 629 | 587 | 659 | 552 | 651 | 659 | 659 | 675 | 684 | 667 | 545 | 487 | 481 | 481 | 575 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:14AM1.43m | 3:32PM1.86m | 4:00AM1.29m | 4:22PM1.99m | 5:57AM1.27m | 5:16PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24AM0.80m | 10:36PM0.89m | 9:11AM0.93m | 11:54PM0.67m | 10:13AM1.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 58 | 62 | 904 | 659 | 603 | 77 | 94 | 114 | 155 | 168 | 172 | 142 | 142 | 651 | 659 | 659 | 675 | 205 | 205 | 194 | 188 | 481 | 481 | 575 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 392 | 430 | 70 | 74 | 74 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 768 | 629 | 587 | 659 | 552 | 115 | 93 | 95 | 120 | 684 | 667 | 545 | 487 | 151 | 151 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 19 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 485 | 432 | 14 | 121 | 223 | 174 | 217 | 188 | 13 | 128 | 127 | 118 | 192 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 198 | 248 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 91 | 91 | 21 | 21 |
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