Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cardiff Reef today (02 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cardiff Reef at 11AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (02 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (02 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cardiff Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thu 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 870 | 892 | 904 | 778 | 724 | 706 | 661 | 736 | 627 | 627 | 537 | 537 | 537 | 537 | 461 | 468 | 480 | 393 | 377 | 325 | 257 | 253 | 253 | 203 | 203 | 208 | 299 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:42AM1.69m | 3:25PM1.79m | 5:18AM1.83m | 4:43PM1.76m | 5:50AM1.97m | 5:47PM1.75m | 6:18AM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54AM1.20m | 10:26PM0.43m | 11:07AM0.98m | 11:12PM0.49m | 12:01PM0.76m | 11:51PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 870 | 892 | 904 | 778 | 724 | 706 | 661 | 736 | 627 | 627 | 537 | 537 | 537 | 537 | 461 | 468 | 480 | 123 | 130 | 76 | 257 | 253 | 68 | 66 | 62 | 208 | 299 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | W 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | W 7 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 95 | 89 | 74 | 56 | 51 | 38 | 23 | 14 | 86 | 126 | 123 | 120 | 119 | 117 | 109 | 102 | 50 | 393 | 377 | 325 | 43 | 44 | 253 | 203 | 178 | 47 | 178 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 21 | S 21 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 96 | 84 | 61 | 45 | 44 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 95 | 40 | 38 | 116 | 192 | 203 | 178 | 104 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 43 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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