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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 pm Monday 04 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
18.3° C
(Which is 2.2°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 11PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cardiff Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
124 | 124 | 169 | 169 | 171 | 190 | 140 | 146 | 140 | 217 | 217 | 223 | 242 | 248 | 251 | 251 | 248 | 178 | 133 | 134 | 136 | 164 | 164 | 164 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 12:27PM1.41m | 10:48PM2.06m | 1:34PM1.35m | 11:22PM1.97m | 3:23PM1.34m | 00:01AM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21PM1.19m | 6:31AM0.44m | 4:40PM1.26m | 7:24AM0.51m | 4:47PM1.33m | 8:25AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
— | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 124 | 124 | 169 | 169 | 171 | 190 | 140 | 146 | 140 | 217 | 217 | 25 | 242 | 248 | 251 | 251 | 248 | 178 | 133 | 134 | 136 | 164 | 164 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 15 | S 12 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | SW 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 44 | 44 | 109 | 25 | 40 | 51 | 109 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 223 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 20 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 30 | 26 | 44 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 38 | 49 | 49 | 25 | 11 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 13 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 14 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 4 | 102 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 37 | 29 | 29 | 36 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 607 | 248 | 92 | 161 | 57 | 159 | 159 | 193 | 607 | 607 | 44 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 279 |
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