Cardiff Reef 5-Day Forecast Summary
Here's how the next 5 days are shaping up at Cardiff Reef, San Diego County, California. Each day is rated based on breaking wave height, swell period, and wind — updated hourly from the latest NOAA GFS run.
Sat, May 16: 2–3ft, 15s period, rated Poor - Fair. Get out early for the best of it — 2-3ft waves on SSW swell at 13s and light winds out of the S. Onshore flow builds through the day to 11mph, bringing conditions down to poor - fair.
Sun, May 17: 2–3ft, 14s period, rated Poor - Fair. Get out early for the best of it — 2-3ft waves on W swell at 8s and 9mph from the SSE. Wind fills in through the day, pushing up to 13mph from the SW and dropping conditions to poor.
Mon, May 18: 2–3ft, 13s period, rated Poor - Fair. First light looks cleanest — 3-4ft on WSW swell at 8s with 7mph SSE winds. Wind fills in through the day, pushing up to 12mph from the SW and dropping conditions to poor - fair.
Tue, May 19: 1–2ft, 15s period, rated Poor. Slim pickings today — 1-2ft and poor with barely a breath of wind. Afternoon breeze fills in to 10mph.
Wed, May 20: 1–2ft, 14s period, rated Poor. Pretty quiet out there — 1-2ft and mostly poor with barely a breath of wind. Winds do pick up a bit by the afternoon to 9mph.