
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Third Reef today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 1PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
493 | 493 | 485 | 431 | 396 | 341 | 286 | 239 | 200 | 450 | 490 | 1165 | 1285 | 1110 | 1470 | 490 | 959 | 878 | 838 | 742 | 421 | 443 | 367 | 299 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:49AM1.61m | 10:32PM1.76m | 11:14AM1.71m | 11:18PM1.76m | 11:39AM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27AM0.14m | 4:37PM0.54m | 4:59AM0.18m | 5:16PM0.36m | 5:30AM0.25m | 5:55PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
493 | 493 | 485 | 431 | 396 | 341 | 286 | 239 | 200 | 272 | 490 | 1165 | 236 | 232 | 899 | 139 | 526 | 481 | 421 | 421 | 112 | 112 | 113 | 110 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
314 | 314 | 314 | 309 | 305 | 301 | 253 | 194 | 189 | 186 | 186 | 229 | 8 | 8 | 183 | 154 | 156 | 147 | 114 | 115 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 79 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 12 | S 10 | S 12 | SW 19 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
14 | 14 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 50 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 60 | 34 | 52 | 55 | 87 | 82 | 82 | 125 | 129 | 129 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
136 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 450 | — | — | 1285 | 1110 | 1470 | 490 | 959 | 878 | 838 | 742 | 421 | 443 | 367 | 299 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 191 | 257 | 385 | 385 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 211 | 386 | 3 | 3 |
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