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Cardiff Reef Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Cardiff Reef surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 11 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.9° 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 9AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cardiff Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | |
402 | 402 | 487 | 487 | 481 | 397 | 382 | 291 | 279 | 339 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 268 | 268 | 236 | 229 | 175 | 246 | 210 | 161 | 158 | 172 | 219 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 5:06AM1.60m | 6:31PM1.83m | 6:14AM1.62m | 6:53PM2.00m | 7:14AM1.64m | 7:21PM2.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51PM1.16m | 11:43AM0.62m | 00:39AM0.92m | 12:19PM0.65m | 1:23AM0.65m | 12:54PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 402 | 402 | 487 | 487 | 481 | 397 | 382 | 291 | 279 | 339 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 268 | 268 | 236 | 229 | 175 | 246 | 210 | 161 | 158 | 158 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 134 | 119 | 86 | 82 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 77 | 80 | 56 | 58 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 219 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | W 12 |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 9 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 68 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 106 | 172 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 91 | 131 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 607 | 44 | 43 | 0 |
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