CALIFORNIA / Cardiff / SolanaSPOT / 787

Seaside Reef.

Reef

Left & right33.002° N / 117.281° W

Approximate catalogue pin · check the actual shoreline. © OpenStreetMap contributors

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Forecast & tide at a glance

Estimated surf face · feet · Pacific time. The existing PureSurfers face-estimation engine; not a measured or calibrated breaking-wave report.

Estimated surf face2.6 ftOlder cached forecast Wed Nov 11, 12:00pm Pacific

Coastal wind7.3 mphWNW from

NOAA tide reference3.7 ftMLLW · La Jolla

READ THE INDIVIDUAL SWELLS

Swell by swell.

Offshore component height (Hs), not surf-face height. Directions are where waves come from. Component heights do not add together.

Wed Nov 11, 12:00pm Pacific

MFWAM · 2 components

Primary swell

2.4ft Hs

W from · 279° · 10.1 s

2.4 feet

Wind sea

0.1ft Hs

WNW from · 286° · 1.1 s

0.1 feet

GFS · all-zero feed unconfirmed

This model reports only zeros across its cached partition forecast while another model reports swell. This is not confirmation of flat surf. Check the other source or try refreshing later.

Each model supplies its own partitions. Missing components remain unavailable; another model’s primary swell is not automatically the same wave system.

Coastal wind retrieved Wed Nov 11, 12:15pm. This is regional modeled wind, not a beach measurement.

Source retrievals: GFS Nov 11, 10:39am (older cache) · ECMWF Nov 11, 10:39am (older cache) · MFWAM Nov 11, 10:39am (older cache). Retrieval time is not the model issue time. This page combines all available cached model families; map model selections are separate.

Tide predictions: La Jolla, 15 km reference; retrieved Wed Nov 11, 12:00pm. Station predictions can differ locally.

Seven-day overview

06:00–19:00 forecast hours; daily values are not a full-day maximum.
Pacific day	Estimated surf face	Mean wind	Hours available
Wed Nov 11	2.6 ft	6.1 mph	14/14
Thu Nov 12	2.7 ft	6.1 mph	14/14
Fri Nov 13	3.3 ft	7.7 mph	14/14
Sat Nov 14	4.7 ft	6.7 mph	14/14
Sun Nov 15	3.9 ft	5.1 mph	14/14
Mon Nov 16	3.5 ft	6.7 mph	14/14
Tue Nov 17	3.6 ft	7.9 mph	14/14

Hourly details · next 72 hours

Pacific time	Estimated surf face	Model range	Set proxy	Swell from	Wind	Tide MLLW	Models
Wed 12:00pm	2.6 ft	2.1–3.1 ft	3.9 ft	W · 12.8 s	7.3 mph WNW	3.7 ft	2
Wed 1:00pm	2.6 ft	2.1–3.1 ft	3.9 ft	W · 12.8 s	8.7 mph WNW	2.5 ft	2
Wed 2:00pm	2.6 ft	2.1–3.1 ft	3.9 ft	W · 12.7 s	9.2 mph NW	1.3 ft	2
Wed 3:00pm	2.6 ft	2.1–3.1 ft	3.9 ft	W · 12.6 s	8.4 mph WNW	0.3 ft	2
Wed 4:00pm	2.6 ft	2.1–3.1 ft	3.9 ft	W · 12.6 s	6.5 mph WNW	-0.2 ft	2
Wed 5:00pm	2.6 ft	2.1–3.1 ft	3.9 ft	W · 12.6 s	4.4 mph NW	-0.2 ft	2
Wed 6:00pm	2.7 ft	2.1–3.2 ft	4.0 ft	W · 12.6 s	4.6 mph NW	0.2 ft	2
Wed 7:00pm	2.7 ft	2.1–3.2 ft	4.0 ft	W · 12.6 s	2.9 mph NW	1.0 ft	2
Wed 8:00pm	2.7 ft	2.1–3.2 ft	4.0 ft	W · 12.6 s	3.4 mph E	1.8 ft	2
Wed 9:00pm	2.7 ft	2.1–3.2 ft	4.0 ft	W · 12.6 s	3.0 mph E	2.6 ft	2
Wed 10:00pm	2.7 ft	2.1–3.2 ft	4.0 ft	W · 12.6 s	3.6 mph ENE	3.1 ft	2
Wed 11:00pm	2.6 ft	2.1–3.1 ft	3.9 ft	W · 12.6 s	3.9 mph E	3.3 ft	2
Thu 12:00am	2.7 ft	2.2–3.2 ft	4.0 ft	W · 12.6 s	4.7 mph ENE	3.2 ft	2
Thu 1:00am	2.6 ft	2.2–3.1 ft	4.0 ft	W · 12.6 s	5.6 mph ENE	3.0 ft	2
Thu 2:00am	2.7 ft	2.2–3.1 ft	4.0 ft	W · 12.6 s	2.9 mph ENE	2.8 ft	2
Thu 3:00am	2.6 ft	2.2–3.1 ft	4.0 ft	W · 12.6 s	4.0 mph ENE	2.6 ft	2
Thu 4:00am	2.6 ft	2.3–3.0 ft	4.0 ft	W · 12.5 s	3.6 mph ENE	2.8 ft	2
Thu 5:00am	2.6 ft	2.3–3.0 ft	3.9 ft	W · 12.5 s	7.0 mph ENE	3.2 ft	2
Thu 6:00am	2.6 ft	2.3–2.9 ft	3.9 ft	W · 12.5 s	6.1 mph E	3.8 ft	2
Thu 7:00am	2.6 ft	2.3–2.9 ft	3.9 ft	W · 12.5 s	4.7 mph E	4.5 ft	2
Thu 8:00am	2.6 ft	2.3–2.9 ft	3.9 ft	W · 12.5 s	2.2 mph ENE	5.1 ft	2
Thu 9:00am	2.6 ft	2.3–2.9 ft	3.9 ft	W · 12.5 s	1.9 mph ESE	5.5 ft	2
Thu 10:00am	2.6 ft	2.4–2.8 ft	3.9 ft	W · 12.5 s	4.0 mph SW	5.5 ft	2
Thu 11:00am	2.6 ft	2.4–2.8 ft	3.9 ft	W · 12.6 s	9.8 mph WSW	5.1 ft	2
Thu 12:00pm	2.6 ft	2.4–2.8 ft	3.9 ft	W · 12.6 s	10.4 mph WSW	4.3 ft	2
Thu 1:00pm	2.6 ft	2.4–2.8 ft	3.9 ft	W · 12.7 s	10.6 mph WSW	3.2 ft	2
Thu 2:00pm	2.6 ft	2.4–2.9 ft	4.0 ft	W · 12.7 s	9.4 mph SW	2.1 ft	2
Thu 3:00pm	2.7 ft	2.5–2.9 ft	4.0 ft	W · 12.7 s	7.3 mph SW	1.1 ft	2
Thu 4:00pm	2.7 ft	2.5–3.0 ft	4.1 ft	W · 12.8 s	6.5 mph SW	0.3 ft	2
Thu 5:00pm	2.8 ft	2.5–3.1 ft	4.2 ft	W · 12.9 s	4.5 mph SSW	0.0 ft	2
Thu 6:00pm	2.8 ft	2.4–3.1 ft	4.2 ft	W · 13.0 s	3.4 mph SSE	0.1 ft	2
Thu 7:00pm	2.9 ft	2.5–3.3 ft	4.3 ft	W · 13.2 s	4.4 mph SSE	0.6 ft	2
Thu 8:00pm	2.9 ft	2.5–3.3 ft	4.3 ft	W · 13.3 s	4.5 mph SE	1.2 ft	2
Thu 9:00pm	2.9 ft	2.5–3.4 ft	4.4 ft	W · 13.3 s	4.3 mph SE	2.0 ft	2
Thu 10:00pm	3.0 ft	2.5–3.4 ft	4.4 ft	W · 13.4 s	3.2 mph SE	2.6 ft	2
Thu 11:00pm	3.0 ft	2.5–3.5 ft	4.5 ft	W · 13.5 s	5.2 mph E	3.0 ft	2
Fri 12:00am	3.0 ft	2.5–3.6 ft	4.6 ft	W · 13.6 s	7.0 mph ESE	3.1 ft	2
Fri 1:00am	3.1 ft	2.5–3.6 ft	4.6 ft	W · 13.7 s	6.5 mph ESE	3.1 ft	2
Fri 2:00am	3.1 ft	2.6–3.7 ft	4.7 ft	W · 13.7 s	4.1 mph SE	3.0 ft	2
Fri 3:00am	3.1 ft	2.5–3.8 ft	4.7 ft	W · 13.7 s	5.1 mph S	2.9 ft	2
Fri 4:00am	3.2 ft	2.6–3.8 ft	4.8 ft	W · 13.7 s	4.2 mph SSE	2.9 ft	2
Fri 5:00am	3.2 ft	2.6–3.9 ft	4.9 ft	W · 13.8 s	3.8 mph SSE	3.1 ft	2
Fri 6:00am	3.2 ft	2.6–3.9 ft	4.9 ft	W · 13.9 s	3.4 mph SE	3.5 ft	2
Fri 7:00am	3.3 ft	2.6–4.0 ft	4.9 ft	W · 13.9 s	5.2 mph S	4.1 ft	2
Fri 8:00am	3.3 ft	2.6–4.0 ft	4.9 ft	W · 13.9 s	9.2 mph S	4.6 ft	2
Fri 9:00am	3.3 ft	2.6–4.0 ft	5.0 ft	W · 13.8 s	7.6 mph S	5.0 ft	2
Fri 10:00am	3.3 ft	2.6–4.0 ft	5.0 ft	W · 13.7 s	7.8 mph SW	5.2 ft	2
Fri 11:00am	3.3 ft	2.6–4.0 ft	4.9 ft	W · 13.5 s	8.9 mph WSW	5.1 ft	2
Fri 12:00pm	3.3 ft	2.5–4.0 ft	4.9 ft	W · 13.4 s	9.3 mph WSW	4.6 ft	2
Fri 1:00pm	3.2 ft	2.5–4.0 ft	4.9 ft	W · 13.2 s	10.7 mph W	3.8 ft	2
Fri 2:00pm	3.2 ft	2.5–4.0 ft	4.9 ft	W · 13.0 s	10.5 mph W	2.8 ft	2
Fri 3:00pm	3.2 ft	2.5–4.0 ft	4.8 ft	W · 12.7 s	10.3 mph W	1.9 ft	2
Fri 4:00pm	3.2 ft	2.5–4.0 ft	4.8 ft	W · 12.6 s	6.5 mph W	1.0 ft	2
Fri 5:00pm	3.2 ft	2.5–4.0 ft	4.9 ft	W · 12.5 s	5.8 mph W	0.5 ft	2
Fri 6:00pm	3.3 ft	2.5–4.0 ft	4.9 ft	W · 12.5 s	6.5 mph W	0.3 ft	2
Fri 7:00pm	3.3 ft	2.5–4.0 ft	4.9 ft	W · 12.5 s	6.5 mph W	0.4 ft	2
Fri 8:00pm	3.3 ft	2.6–4.0 ft	4.9 ft	W · 12.4 s	6.1 mph W	0.8 ft	2
Fri 9:00pm	3.3 ft	2.6–4.0 ft	5.0 ft	W · 12.3 s	4.7 mph WSW	1.4 ft	2
Fri 10:00pm	3.3 ft	2.6–4.0 ft	5.0 ft	W · 12.3 s	4.2 mph WSW	2.0 ft	2
Fri 11:00pm	3.3 ft	2.7–4.0 ft	5.0 ft	W · 12.3 s	3.0 mph SW	2.6 ft	2
Sat 12:00am	3.4 ft	2.8–4.0 ft	5.1 ft	W · 12.3 s	2.5 mph SSW	2.9 ft	2
Sat 1:00am	3.4 ft	2.8–4.1 ft	5.2 ft	W · 12.3 s	2.5 mph SSW	3.1 ft	2
Sat 2:00am	3.5 ft	2.9–4.1 ft	5.3 ft	W · 12.3 s	3.0 mph SSW	3.1 ft	2
Sat 3:00am	3.6 ft	3.1–4.1 ft	5.4 ft	W · 12.2 s	2.9 mph SW	3.1 ft	2
Sat 4:00am	3.7 ft	3.2–4.2 ft	5.6 ft	W · 12.2 s	4.6 mph WNW	3.0 ft	2
Sat 5:00am	3.8 ft	3.2–4.4 ft	5.7 ft	W · 12.2 s	10.2 mph WNW	3.1 ft	2
Sat 6:00am	3.9 ft	3.3–4.6 ft	5.9 ft	W · 12.2 s	11.4 mph WNW	3.3 ft	2
Sat 7:00am	4.1 ft	3.4–4.8 ft	6.1 ft	W · 12.3 s	6.9 mph WNW	3.7 ft	2
Sat 8:00am	4.2 ft	3.5–5.0 ft	6.4 ft	W · 12.6 s	7.6 mph W	4.1 ft	2
Sat 9:00am	4.4 ft	3.6–5.2 ft	6.6 ft	W · 13.1 s	6.7 mph WSW	4.5 ft	2
Sat 10:00am	4.5 ft	3.7–5.3 ft	6.8 ft	W · 13.5 s	7.4 mph WSW	4.8 ft	2
Sat 11:00am	4.7 ft	3.9–5.5 ft	7.0 ft	W · 13.8 s	7.3 mph WSW	4.9 ft	2
Sat 12:00pm	4.8 ft	3.9–5.7 ft	7.2 ft	W · 14.1 s	7.2 mph SW	4.6 ft	2

Model spread is not a confidence interval. Tide and wind are context, not new corrections to surf size. Larger sets and changing hazards remain possible.

This page reads the shared cache first. Refresh requests only this spot’s existing regional samples.

Know the spot

A staple Cardiff / Solana reef.

Break type: Reef
Wave direction: Left & right
Reported difficulty: Intermediate+
Bottom: Rock / reef
Reported swell preference: SSW–W
Reported tide preference: Low–mid

One of the better all-around reef entries on this map. Source note: Imported 6.8 catalogue; place and confirm the takeoff.

Before paddling out: Currents, crowding, submerged rock or cobble, water-quality changes after rain, and shifting bars.

Public access Owner-placed takeoff; not a survey

Source references

Provenance is not proof that every inherited claim or current access condition has been rechecked.

THE FIELD GUIDE / Seaside Reef

Read this stretch of coast.

Follow the swell window

The catalogue’s reported preference for Seaside Reef is “SSW–W”. Compare that description with each component’s incoming direction and period. An offshore swell number is a reference; the local wave still depends on the actual shoreline, bottom and tide.

Check the water level

Reported tide preference: Low–mid. Follow the named NOAA station and its trend through your intended session, then inspect the entry and exit at the beach. A station prediction is not a water-level sensor at this takeoff.

Read the bottom and the lineup

Catalogue bottom: Rock / reef. Reported difficulty: Intermediate+. Watch several sets before choosing where to enter, keep clear of riders, and compare the actual wave with your ability and equipment.

A useful note for next time

Record the section you actually surfed, the time, incoming swell direction and period, wind and tide trend. Add what the wave did: connected sections, closeouts, drift or exposed obstacles. Comparing that observation with the same model next time is more useful than treating one colored number as the whole session.

Camera references nearby

Del Mar coastal overlook ↗

HDOnTap · about 4.4 km from the catalogue pin · video-page

Elevated coastal and beach panorama.

Del Mar · 17th Street ↗

City of Del Mar / HDOnTap · about 4.6 km from the catalogue pin · video-page

City beach-camera collection at 17th Street with multiple viewing directions.

Links to third-party camera pages, not owned feeds. Proximity does not confirm the camera sees this break. Playback and image freshness have not been verified by this page.

Make the next session easier

Lineup etiquette · Paddling technique · How these forecasts work

Nearby spots to compare

PureSurfers is built by Peter Ochabski. Spot profiles combine retained sources and contributor observations; this is not a claim he has surfed or verified every entry.

COASTAL WAVE GUIDANCE

Waves at the model cells

Awaiting shared model data

Significant wave height (Hs) before the legacy spot reduction. This is not a measured breaking-face or set range.

Nearshore and buoy trends load here. Coverage and observation times are shown separately.