Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cardiff Reef today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cardiff Reef at 2AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cardiff Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 448 | 322 | 419 | 463 | 499 | 493 | 493 | 366 | 362 | 534 | 487 | 387 | 381 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 301 | 301 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:21PM1.79m | 7:49AM2.01m | 8:06PM1.80m | 8:12AM2.16m | 8:51PM1.79m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29AM0.58m | 2:07PM0.58m | 1:56AM0.63m | 2:45PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 326 | 322 | 249 | 463 | 499 | 493 | 493 | 366 | 78 | 110 | 114 | 131 | 106 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 301 | 301 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | S 18 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 448 | 322 | 419 | 232 | 232 | 178 | 178 | 133 | 362 | 534 | 487 | 387 | 381 | 77 | 43 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 1 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 131 | — | — | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 55 | 25 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 24 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 34 | 55 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 29 | 7 |
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