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 08:15 AM and sunset is at 04:07 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Icy conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Low air temperatures (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri morning, light winds from the N by Sun morning).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
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
3:48AM9.88m
4:16PM10.13m
4:46AM10.37m
5:12PM10.56m
5:39AM11.00m
6:04PM11.09m
6:28AM11.58m
6:52PM11.54m
7:15AM12.03m
7:38PM11.83m
Low Tide
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
9:25PM3.20m
9:58AM3.20m
10:30PM2.84m
11:03AM2.78m
11:30PM2.42m
12:01PM2.20m
00:24AM1.90m
12:53PM1.65m
1:14AM1.47m
1:41PM1.24m
1:59AM1.20m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
1
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.2
ENE
2
0
E
2
0
W
13
0.1
NE
2
0.1
NE
2
0
E
2
0
W
1
0.1
W
2
0.5
NNE
3
0.4
N
3
0.3
N
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
N
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.2
N
2
0.1
W
2
0.6
SW
3
0.1
SW
2
0.1
W
4
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
2
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
45
NE
40
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NE
5
NE
0
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
WNW
10
NNW
30
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
25
N
15
N
10
WSW
25
SW
10
WNW
5
N
15
NNE
15
N
 mm 
3
1
2
max°C
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
2
4
5
5
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
4
6
7
4
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
6
6
6
6
6
Moonrise
11:04
11:17
11:29
11:40
11:53
12:08
12:27
12:56
1:38
2:40
4:01
5:31
Moonset
8:49
10:06
11:25
12:45
2:09
3:38
5:11
6:40
7:57
8:54
9:32
Sunrise
8:15
8:17
8:17
8:17
8:17
8:17
8:18
8:18
8:17
8:17
8:17
8:17
Sunset
4:07
4:07
4:07
4:08
4:09
4:10
4:12
4:13
4:14
4:15
4:15
4:17
Today's sea temperature in Cardiff is
8.9° C
(Statistics for 24 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 10.9 max: 12.0 min: 10.0°C)
Issued (local time): 5 am Wednesday 24 Dec 2025
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