Cardiff Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.06° N 117.31° W

Issued: 10 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cardiff Reef sea temperature is
20.5° C

1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Cardiff Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cardiff Reef today (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cardiff Reef at 4PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
1.1
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
352
352
352
273
270
264
587
545
407
326
326
339
485
596
485
432
904
659
603
491
491
491
768
629
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:10PM1.67m
1:02AM1.62m
2:48PM1.76m
2:14AM1.43m
3:32PM1.86m
4:00AM1.29m
Low Tide
7:16AM0.54m
7:39PM1.15m
7:48AM0.66m
9:05PM1.06m
8:24AM0.80m
10:36PM0.89m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:46
5:46
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
18
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
19
21
21
21
19
19
18
18
19
21
21
21
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
19
20
19
20
19
19
20
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
7
1.1
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1
W
7
1
W
7
1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
8
Energy kJ
352
352
352
273
270
264
587
545
407
326
326
322
44
60
79
86
904
659
97
97
94
114
147
163
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.4
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
W
7
1
W
7
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
Energy kJ
154
151
99
116
98
158
15
17
20
22
175
339
485
397
392
430
92
97
603
491
491
491
768
629
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.2
SSW
24
0.2
SSW
24
0.2
SSW
24
0.3
SSW
23
0.4
SSW
22
0.6
SSW
21
0.5
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.2
WNW
12
0.5
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.2
WNW
12
0.4
SSW
20
Energy kJ
5
3
55
54
54
100
181
305
260
180
47
47
322
596
485
432
14
121
223
174
217
188
13
128
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
1
W
6
Energy kJ
6
3
5
7
9
32
33
69
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
42
43
44
44
44
43
7
8
10
44
248
44
43
43
7
13
43
44
203
43
43
2
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
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