Third Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.03° N 124.08° W

Third Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Third Reef sea temperature is
12.2° C
0.9° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 12AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (12 Jul)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (12 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
4
3
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
10
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1.3
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.7
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.6
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.8
NW
7
1.7
NW
8
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
6
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
1
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
330
334
272
275
309
640
373
365
279
284
376
287
325
380
210
176
306
182
118
139
139
137
69
96
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
8:48PM2.18m
11:19AM1.34m
9:44PM2.26m
12:11PM1.42m
10:39PM2.29m
Low Tide
2:23PM0.92m
4:26AM-0.45m
3:31PM0.93m
5:18AM-0.56m
4:34PM0.90m
6:07AM-0.60m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:45
8:45
8:44
 mm
Temp °C
17
19
20
15
14
14
16
19
20
21
21
15
14
14
16
17
16
16
17
16
14
14
17
18
Feels °C
14
16
17
12
11
11
13
15
16
18
17
11
10
11
13
14
13
14
16
14
11
11
14
14
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