Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cardiff Reef today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cardiff Reef at 12AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cardiff Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 763 | 817 | 817 | 817 | 754 | 715 | 588 | 580 | 573 | 485 | 565 | 557 | 557 | 549 | 273 | 346 | 446 | 351 | 431 | 565 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:42PM1.66m | 7:04AM1.65m | 5:45PM1.70m | 7:16AM1.75m | 6:36PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32AM1.34m | 00:03AM0.58m | 12:20PM1.18m | 00:35AM0.55m | 12:57PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 763 | 817 | 817 | 817 | 754 | 715 | 588 | 580 | 573 | 485 | 565 | 557 | 557 | 549 | 261 | 257 | 446 | 351 | 431 | 565 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 11 | W 5 | W 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 81 | 111 | 56 | 75 | 43 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 273 | 346 | 134 | 295 | 387 | 298 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 6 | WNW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 11 | SSW 22 | WNW 9 | SSW 21 | WNW 13 | S 16 | WNW 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 107 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 45 | 16 | 89 | 60 | 134 | 57 | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 44 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 497 | 176 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 57 | 0 | 79 |
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