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 04:04 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Low air temperatures (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
AM
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
Low Tide
12:04PM2.63m
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) 
0.1
W
5
0.4
WSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
S
3
0.2
S
4
0.2
ENE
2
0.5
S
3
0.1
W
4
0.1
E
2
0
W
5
0.1
E
2
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NE
2
0.2
NNE
2
0.4
NE
2
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
2
0.2
ENE
2
0.1
NE
2
0.1
NE
2
0.1
NE
2
mod rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
10
SW
25
W
30
WSW
25
SW
15
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
0
S
20
E
30
SSE
5
SE
10
E
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
 mm 
10
1
7
6
2
1
max°C
11
9
10
10
8
9
9
9
8
8
6
6
7
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
2
3
1
1
2
1
0
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
4:04
4:05
4:05
4:05
4:06
4:06
4:07
4:07
4:07
4:08
4:09
4:10
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): 5 pm Thursday 18 Dec 2025
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