Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cardiff Reef today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cardiff Reef at 6AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cardiff Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 216 | 216 | 216 | 214 | 214 | 211 | 310 | 306 | 261 | 306 | 306 | 302 | 291 | 273 | 266 | 322 | 276 | 291 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:39AM1.29m | 1:25PM2.00m | 5:55AM1.40m | 3:02PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16PM0.46m | 6:03AM1.26m | 9:50PM0.45m | 8:14AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 138 | 216 | 216 | 214 | 214 | 211 | 310 | 306 | 261 | 306 | 306 | 302 | 291 | 273 | 266 | 322 | 276 | 291 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 12 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SW 11 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 216 | 136 | 108 | 84 | 83 | 84 | 49 | 24 | 22 | 51 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 7 | 19 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | W 12 | SSW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 10 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SSW 9 | S 11 | SSW 8 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 69 | 19 | 70 | 69 | 38 | 12 | 53 | 37 | 16 | 51 | 50 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | W 12 | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 3 | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | 67 | — | — | 39 | 64 | 64 | 7 | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | 18 | 31 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 11 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 27 | 43 | 43 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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