Cardiff Reef

Cardiff Reef is a WSW-facing reef break in San Diego County, California, United States. It picks up swell from S and SSW to WSW and W to WNW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 60% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the ENE: light winds or ENE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while WSW onshores chop it up.

Break

Reef

Faces

WSW (240°)

Best swell

SSW to WNW (200°–290°), 11 s or longer

Best wind

NNE to ESE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–8 ft at the beach

Swell window

S (175.5° to 191°); SSW to WSW (193.5° to 257.5°); W to WNW (280° to 288.5°)

Offshore wind

ENE

Tide

NOAA station 9410230

Wave buoy

Leucadia Nearshore, CA (262) · 6 km away

Cams

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