Cardiff Reef surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 PDT
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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 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cardiff Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Cardiff Reef at 7AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
W
5
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.9
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
62
62
13
34
33
66
90
89
88
64
63
62
37
58
56
76
75
74
74
64
61
63
73
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
WNW
20
W
15
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
0
NNE
5
N
10
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
0
NNW
5
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
cross
glassy
cross-off
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
8:01AM1.76m
8:11PM2.11m
8:46AM1.73m
8:34PM2.17m
9:28AM1.68m
8:57PM2.20m
Low Tide
2:06AM0.61m
1:52PM0.64m
2:43AM0.47m
2:19PM0.75m
3:18AM0.36m
2:45PM0.85m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:03
6:03
6:01
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7:28
7:29
7:30
Temp °C
15
14
14
16
17
16
15
15
15
14
15
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
14
13
13
14
14
13
14
15
15
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
14
15
15
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
SW
16
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
7
Energy kJ
10
11
12
13
44
25
66
10
11
12
20
23
62
37
14
13
19
22
34
49
64
61
63
73
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
16
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
S
12
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
SW
12
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
44
44
44
44
46
33
25
90
89
88
67
38
38
23
58
56
76
75
74
74
54
53
53
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
S
16
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
S
16
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
15
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSW
11
Energy kJ
62
62
62
46
34
46
32
23
21
38
64
63
23
21
23
23
14
31
31
31
32
14
15
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
5
Energy kJ
13
12
11
23
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
159
43
8
0
0
328
607
92
43
0
0
0
0
131
279
198
172
0
0
0
0
44
131
44
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
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