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Cardiff Reef surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 24 Nov 2025 PST
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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
17.6° C
 (Which is 1.1°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 1AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (25 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (25 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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

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Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)151515151514141414141313131515151515151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2962281721231211181167978747099986756555645454441377171
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NW
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
NE
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
5
NNE
5
W
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off		cross-
on		glasscrossoncross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassoncross-
on		glassglassglassglassglassglassonglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:49AM
1.38
10:49AM
1.91
2:59AM
1.44
11:42AM
1.79
3:36AM
1.53
12:58PM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:09PM
0.44
4:08AM
1.35
6:59PM
0.50
5:31AM
1.40
7:49PM
0.54
7:47AM
1.39
Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Sunrise----6:28-------6:28-------6:30---
Sunset-------4:43-------4:43-------4:42
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151616171820222121212020202324232221212120222220
Feels °C (?)151616151618191919191716162020192019181817191918
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