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Garths Reef Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Del Norte County (8 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Garths Reef surfForecast / CAL – Del Norte County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Garths Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Garths Reef sea temperature is
12.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Garths Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Garths Reef at 6AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Garths Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
213 | 202 | 158 | 158 | 150 | 440 | 345 | 383 | 365 | 359 | 353 | 347 | 284 | 279 | 265 | 251 | 319 | 265 | 194 | 214 | 146 | 140 | 102 | 126 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:10AM1.89m | 4:41PM1.43m | 2:52AM1.79m | 5:39PM1.41m | 3:42AM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23PM1.03m | 9:36AM-0.07m | 9:08PM1.07m | 10:24AM0.00m | 10:07PM1.09m | 11:16AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 213 | 202 | 158 | 158 | 123 | 440 | 345 | 383 | 365 | 359 | 353 | 347 | 284 | 279 | 265 | 251 | 319 | 265 | 194 | 214 | 146 | 140 | 102 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 14 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 7 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 71 | 104 | 104 | 137 | 150 | 155 | 55 | 46 | 46 | 57 | 61 | 57 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 36 | 100 | 99 | 16 | 64 | 62 | 84 | 83 | 126 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 15 | SW 15 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | SW 14 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 77 | 6 | 6 | 76 | 149 | 18 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 145 | 130 | 72 | 128 | 128 | 100 | 100 | 32 | 30 | 67 | 55 | 53 | 61 | 61 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 569 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 568 |
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