Cardiff Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Cardiff Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at — and sunset is at —.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 10°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Low air temperatures (max 7°C on Sun night, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat morning).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 5mm) on Mon morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
6:05PM10.68m
6:26AM10.95m
6:45PM10.94m
7:04AM11.24m
7:24PM11.09m
7:43AM11.40m
8:02PM11.13m
8:21AM11.42m
8:40PM11.04m
8:59AM11.31m
9:19PM10.83m
9:38AM11.07m
10:00PM10.53m
10:20AM10.74m
10:43PM10.18m
11:05AM10.36m
11:31PM9.82m
11:56AM9.99m
00:27AM9.51m
12:56PM9.69m
1:33AM9.37m
2:04PM9.59m
2:43AM9.49m
3:13PM9.75m
Low Tide
00:23AM2.39m
12:46PM2.28m
1:02AM2.14m
1:25PM2.02m
1:40AM1.98m
2:04PM1.89m
2:18AM1.94m
2:42PM1.88m
2:56AM2.01m
3:21PM2.00m
3:35AM2.18m
4:01PM2.22m
4:16AM2.44m
4:43PM2.51m
4:59AM2.75m
5:28PM2.82m
5:46AM3.07m
6:18PM3.11m
6:40AM3.35m
7:15PM3.31m
7:41AM3.51m
8:18PM3.36m
8:49AM3.48m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.5
WSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.1
SW
3
0.3
S
2
0.5
S
3
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
E
2
0.1
SE
3
0.1
W
4
0.1
W
4
0
W
4
0.1
E
2
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0
E
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
ENE
2
0.1
E
2
0.1
E
2
0.2
E
2
0.1
NE
2
0.4
NE
2
0.2
NNE
2
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
 km/h
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
10
S
20
SE
30
SE
10
SE
20
ESE
10
SSW
10
E
5
E
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
N
25
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
 mm 
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
max°C
10
10
10
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
7
7
6
5
4
4
5
4
6
7
6
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
2
3
Moonrise
8:21
9:14
9:55
10:25
10:47
11:04
11:17
11:29
11:40
11:53
12:08
12:27
Moonset
2:57
3:52
4:58
6:13
7:30
8:49
10:06
11:25
12:45
2:09
3:38
Sunrise
8:14
8:14
8:15
8:15
8:15
8:15
8:17
8:17
8:17
8:17
8:17
8:18
Sunset
4:05
4:05
4:05
4:06
4:06
4:07
4:07
4:07
4:08
4:09
4:10
4:12
Today's sea temperature in Cardiff is
9.5° C
(Statistics for 18 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 11.2 max: 12.1 min: 10.4°C)
Issued (local time): 11 pm Thursday 18 Dec 2025
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