Third Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.03° N 124.08° W

Third Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Third Reef sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.4° 

Third Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Third Reef today (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 1PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (15 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (15 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
18
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
364
196
241
354
257
227
239
291
533
494
322
304
267
270
300
314
243
205
180
198
198
196
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
WNW
15
NW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
5
SW
5
S
5
ENE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:22PM1.81m
3:52AM1.33m
2:57PM1.75m
5:01AM1.23m
3:36PM1.69m
Low Tide
8:13AM0.70m
9:22PM0.17m
8:45AM0.85m
10:16PM0.22m
9:22AM0.98m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:22
7:22
 mm
Temp °C
13
16
15
17
16
13
13
13
13
15
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
15
15
15
13
14
Feels °C
11
14
12
15
13
11
11
11
11
13
12
14
13
13
13
10
11
13
15
15
13
14
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