Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Third Reef today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 3AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 450 | 363 | 356 | 309 | 296 | 266 | 260 | 211 | 310 | 310 | 264 | 208 | 231 | 226 | 162 | 181 | 176 | 223 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:59AM1.30m | 3:23PM1.92m | 6:29AM1.29m | 4:32PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01PM-0.12m | 9:09AM1.00m | 11:11PM-0.08m | 10:26AM1.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | SW 16 | NW 9 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 450 | 363 | 356 | 309 | 296 | 266 | 214 | 86 | 130 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 231 | 226 | 162 | 154 | 136 | 112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 125 | 148 | 188 | 183 | 222 | 216 | 85 | 211 | 310 | 310 | 264 | 208 | 208 | 163 | 151 | 181 | 176 | 223 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 152 | 91 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 62 | 13 | 84 | 75 | 11 | 23 | 38 | 39 | 87 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 260 | 147 | — | 248 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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