Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Third Reef today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 10AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 371 | 371 | 366 | 362 | 366 | 375 | 388 | 278 | 273 | 273 | 270 | 222 | 318 | 439 | 505 | 434 | 419 | 326 | 314 | 261 | 255 | 362 | 362 | 367 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:20AM1.80m | 3:42PM1.73m | 3:18AM1.57m | 4:22PM1.76m | 4:22AM1.36m | 5:02PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:02AM-0.06m | 9:37PM0.58m | 9:42AM0.17m | 10:44PM0.51m | 10:22AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 7 | WNW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 371 | 371 | 366 | 67 | 362 | 125 | 136 | 169 | 155 | 191 | 196 | 222 | 227 | 201 | 229 | 229 | 224 | 201 | 177 | 177 | 173 | 173 | 153 | 132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 39 | 25 | 52 | 362 | 366 | 375 | 277 | 277 | 273 | 273 | 270 | 181 | 318 | 439 | 505 | 434 | 419 | 326 | 314 | 261 | 255 | 362 | 362 | 367 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 11 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 132 | 132 | 241 | 362 | 56 | 280 | 388 | 278 | 132 | 64 | 201 | 201 | 172 | 165 | 163 | 163 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 144 | 176 | 171 | 163 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 118 | 106 | — | — | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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