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Cardiff Reef is seeing solid waves with a good swell direction that’s just a bit off. The tide is rising near a solid level, making the reef work well right now. Light northwest winds keep conditions clean with little bump. It’s a playable session with clean sets worth punching out for.
Quick Conditions Snapshot
3.9 ft swell from SSW with solid energy, light NW wind at 0 to 5 mph, rising tide near 2.8 ft, water temp 72.5°F, air temp 70°F.
Patchy Fog, 70°F • Wind NW 0 to 5 mph
Swell Score: A swell score of 4.5/10 reflects modest size.
Swell Detail: Roughly 3.9 ft with an interval of 15 seconds with Heavy energy (~692 kJ).
Swell Direction: The primary swell is coming from the SSW (201°) | Outside acceptable direction window.
Tide Score: With a tide score of 10/10, tide conditions are near ideal for this break, providing strong support for clean and consistent wave shape.
Tide Height: The tide is rising around 2.82 ft, which sits within the preferred mid-tide range for this break.
Tide Trend: ↗ Peaking: Tide quality may slowly decline but remains good.
Next Tide: High at 3:15 AM (2.9 ft)
Wind Score: A wind score of 7.7/10 indicates mostly favorable winds, with generally clean conditions and only slight chop on the surface.
Wind Direction & Speed: NW @ 0 to 5 mph
Wind Trend: Wind quality remains consistent through the surf window.
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