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Cardiff Reef surf Forecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 18 Apr 2024 PDT
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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 15.8°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 15.5 °C max: 17.6 °C min: 13.8 °C)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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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 15.8°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 15.5 °C max: 17.6 °C min: 13.8 °C)


How big are the waves at Cardiff Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Cardiff Reef at 11AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (18 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)161515151514141414141414141414181318181818181816161616161616161616161616161616161617171616161615151516161515152015191518
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)561539505376376371371371371297293289277265261295257255323323404352322171171278216417499493487161201155198203255251248201201428423211206201362183186191201196191150148112110184148164
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
5
SW
0
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
0
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
N
5
SSW
0
NNE
0
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SW
5
S
5
SW
5
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
W
10
W
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassononononglassglassglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassonononglassglasscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
glassglassglassonononcross-
on
oncross-
on
onglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:32AM
1.76
7:51PM
1.79
7:17AM
1.79
8:08PM
1.87
7:57AM
1.80
8:25PM
1.96
8:35AM
1.79
8:43PM
2.03
9:12AM
1.76
9:03PM
2.10
9:50AM
1.70
9:25PM
2.14
10:30AM
1.62
9:48PM
2.16
11:12AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:14PM
0.51
1:35AM
0.95
1:41PM
0.54
2:07AM
0.79
2:06PM
0.59
2:38AM
0.65
2:29PM
0.66
3:09AM
0.52
2:51PM
0.74
3:41AM
0.42
3:13PM
0.84
4:15AM
0.36
3:35PM
0.94
4:51AM
0.34
3:55PM
1.04
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Sunrise6:13-------6:13-------6:11-------6:11-------6:09-------6:09-------6:07-------6:07---
Sunset---7:22-------7:22-------7:22-------7:23-------7:24-------7:24-------7:25-------7:27
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131716161414141414161616141413131416161615151515161818181716161515171716151414141415161514141313131415141413131313151515
Feels °C (?)131613141415141414141414131413131415131415151515161716171716161515161515151313131313131212131212121212101111111112121212

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