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· After dark · current model. Cardiff Reef is forecast at 2–3 ft: Good for a longboard, Poor for a shortboard, with 8 mph offshore wind.

Cardiff Reef

Reef · blend

After dark · current model

6–9 AM forecast

Buoy anchored

Board: Both

2–3 ft
Longboard Good, shortboard Poor

Nearshore 1.9 ft at 14s from WSW

Wind from E at 8 mph, gusts 11, offshore
Tide 3.7 feet and rising
Water 73 degrees Fahrenheit; boardshorts or trunks suggested

Spot guide

BEST TIDE
Low to mid
GOOD TIDE TODAY
No good tide window in daylight today.
SWELL
W–NW (280–316°)
OFFSHORE
ENE
BOARD
Both
  • Grass-covered reef with a mushy, forgiving right.
  • The left gets more push on overhead swell.

No cam for this spot yet.

Live buoy Leucadia Nearshore

3.9 MI · NEARSHORE

WAVES
2.0 ft
PERIOD
15s
FROM
SW 232°
WATER
72°

Observed 5:00 AM · 1 hr old

7-day surf

3-hour blocksTap a block or use the arrows

LB longboard · SB shortboard

Sun 6 AM · now · after dark

2–3 ft · Good LB / Poor SB

8 mph, gusts 11, offshore · 3.7 ft rising

Nearshore 1.9 ft at 14s from WSW

Seven-day surf forecast in 3-hour blocks
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
Sun 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours7 mph offshore0.2 ft and rising
Sun 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours7 mph, gusts 15, offshore2.0 ft and rising
Sun 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor8 mph, gusts 11, offshore3.7 ft and rising
Sun 9 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor2 mph, gusts 5, glassy3.4 ft and falling
Sun 12 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor8 mph, gusts 14, onshore3.3 ft and rising
Sun 3 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor7 mph, gusts 10, cross-onshore4.8 ft and rising
Sun 6 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor4 mph, gusts 7, cross-onshore4.8 ft and falling
Sun 9 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours3 mph, gusts 5, cross-onshore2.0 ft and falling
Mon 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours1 mph glassy−0.1 ft and falling
Mon 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours1 mph, gusts 3, glassy1.4 ft and rising
Mon 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor3 mph offshore4.0 ft and rising
Mon 9 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor1 mph, gusts 2, glassy3.7 ft and falling
Mon 12 PM2–3 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor8 mph, gusts 11, onshore2.5 ft and falling
Mon 3 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor8 mph, gusts 12, cross-onshore3.9 ft and rising
Mon 6 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor4 mph, gusts 10, onshore5.4 ft and falling
Mon 9 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours3 mph, gusts 4, onshore3.2 ft and falling
Tue 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours1 mph, gusts 2, glassy0.1 ft and falling
Tue 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours2 mph glassy0.9 ft and rising
Tue 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor1 mph glassy4.0 ft and rising
Tue 9 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor1 mph glassy4.2 ft and falling
Tue 12 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor7 mph onshore2.1 ft and falling
Tue 3 PM1–2 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor9 mph, gusts 13, cross-onshore2.7 ft and rising
Tue 6 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor5 mph, gusts 6, cross-onshore5.3 ft and rising
Tue 9 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours4 mph cross-onshore4.3 ft and falling
Wed 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours2 mph glassy0.7 ft and falling
Wed 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours3 mph cross-onshore0.5 ft and rising
Wed 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor2 mph glassy3.9 ft and rising
Wed 9 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor1 mph glassy4.8 ft and falling
Wed 12 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor7 mph onshore2.1 ft and falling
Wed 3 PM2–3 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor8 mph, gusts 12, onshore1.6 ft and rising
Wed 6 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor5 mph cross-onshore4.6 ft and rising
Wed 9 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours3 mph cross-onshore5.0 ft and falling
Thu 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours2 mph glassy1.5 ft and falling
Thu 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours1 mph, gusts 2, glassy0.3 ft and rising
Thu 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor3 mph onshore3.7 ft and rising
Thu 9 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor2 mph glassy5.3 ft and falling
Thu 12 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor8 mph onshore2.4 ft and falling
Thu 3 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor8 mph, gusts 11, onshore0.7 ft and rising
Thu 6 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor5 mph cross-onshore3.6 ft and rising
Thu 9 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours3 mph cross-onshore5.2 ft and falling
Fri 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours2 mph, gusts 3, glassy2.3 ft and falling
Fri 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours2 mph, gusts 3, glassy0.4 ft and rising
Fri 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor2 mph glassy3.4 ft and rising
Fri 9 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor3 mph cross-onshore5.7 ft and falling
Fri 12 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor8 mph cross-onshore3.0 ft and falling
Fri 3 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor10 mph, gusts 11, cross-onshore0.3 ft and falling
Fri 6 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor6 mph, gusts 7, cross-onshore2.4 ft and rising
Fri 9 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours3 mph cross-onshore5.0 ft and rising
Sat 12 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours3 mph cross-onshore3.1 ft and falling
Sat 3 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours3 mph cross-onshore0.8 ft and falling
Sat 6 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor–Fair3 mph cross-onshore3.1 ft and rising
Sat 9 AM3–4 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor4 mph onshore5.9 ft and rising
Sat 12 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor7 mph onshore3.7 ft and falling
Sat 3 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair3 mph, gusts 5, onshore0.2 ft and falling
Sat 6 PMWaves unavailableLongboard Unavailable, shortboard Unavailable8 mph onshore1.3 ft and rising
Sat 9 PMWaves unavailableLongboard Unavailable, shortboard Unavailable, dark hours6 mph cross-onshore4.4 ft and rising

Today’s tide

NO GOOD WINDOW TODAY

GOOD 0.5–3.0 FT3 AM9 AM3 PM9 PMH 3.8′L 3.1′H 5.2′NOW
High 6:40 AMLow 10:45 AMHigh 4:41 PM

La Jolla · MLLW

Swell

OffshoreSun 6 AM

New SSW swell fills in Wednesday evening; another follows Friday.

Details

New SSW swell (18s) fills in Wednesday evening, peaks Thursday evening.

New SSW swell (18s) fills in Friday evening, peaks Saturday afternoon.

Primary1.9 ft · 12s
SSW208°
Secondary0.7 ft · 8s
WNW288°

Nearshore model anchored to the Leucadia Nearshore buoy.
Updated 5:55 AM · CDIP/Scripps, Open-Meteo and NOAA.

Data courtesy of CDIP. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com. Tide predictions: NOAA CO-OPS. Sunset quality by Sunsethue.

About the break

Spot guide

A reef break for longboards at 1.5–4 ft and shortboards at 4–7 ft. Best on W to NW swell with ENE wind, low to mid tide. Grass-covered reef with a mushy, forgiving right. The left gets more push on overhead swell.

Break
Reef
Board
Longboard, Shortboard
Best swell
W–NW (280°–316°)
Best tide
Low to mid

Spot research: Mondo Surf, Wikipedia, Go Surfing San Diego, Quiver and Surf-Forecast.

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