Cardiff Reef surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 17 Jun 2025 PDT
Forecast 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
19.2° C
(Which is 1.5°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 10AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jun)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (18 Jun)2ft (0.6m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
W
0.9
W
1.3
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.9
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.6
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)888888888815151515151514141414888999999910101099111110101010101010101099999888777141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2342232252171591833003613533343122822382812292472762432692601991953775095605126235717026757931116103772864065353051966477969857446137535325721724630330430926822520923021717014412077
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
5
S
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
0
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:33PM
1.68
2:18AM
1.63
4:15PM
1.82
3:51AM
1.49
4:56PM
1.98
5:30AM
1.42
5:39PM
2.14
6:56AM
1.43
6:24PM
2.28
8:08AM
1.48
7:10PM
2.41
9:08AM
1.53
7:58PM
2.49
10:01AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:26AM
0.49
9:00PM
1.19
9:11AM
0.60
10:33PM
1.01
9:59AM
0.72
11:49PM
0.76
10:51AM
0.84
12:51AM
0.49
11:45AM
0.94
1:45AM
0.25
12:39PM
1.01
2:36AM
0.06
1:32PM
1.05
3:24AM
-0.06
2:24PM
1.07
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise5:39-------5:39-------5:39-------5:39-------5:39-------5:41-------5:41-------5:41---
Sunset----8:00-------8:00-------8:00-------8:00-------8:00-------8:00-------8:00-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C182222222019181719212222201818171821202018181717172020191716161516181919171717171719202018181717171919191716161617191818
Feels °C (?)192221222119181718202121201818181920191918181716161818181614131212131516151616161617181917181717161616171616161717181617
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