Third Reef surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 PDT
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Third Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Third Reef sea temperature is
11.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Third Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 10PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.4
WSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1
WNW
1.3
W
1.3
W
0.7
NW
0.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)1414148131614131212121211111111111010101091515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)220213262264220212585922143812521016857704615524431359333320214312282220272
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
SE
15
E
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crossglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:12PM
1.48
1:05AM
2.06
3:13PM
1.40
1:52AM
2.01
4:19PM
1.33
2:44AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:04PM
0.71
8:21AM
-0.48
7:49PM
0.82
9:18AM
-0.42
8:42PM
0.91
10:21AM
-0.32
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise------6:31-------6:30-------6:28-
Sunset-7:58-------7:59--------8:00-----
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heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
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clear
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C13131212121091010111110101111121312111110101111
Feels °C (?)99109886778889981011101098898
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