Third Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.03° N 124.08° W

Issued: 3 am 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Third Reef sea temperature is

17.2°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Third Reef today (11 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 7AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Afternoon (11 Nov)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Evening (11 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the S by Thu night).
	Wednesday 11								Thursday 12								Friday 13								Sat 14
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	4	0	5	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 14	W 15	W 15	W 15	W 15	W 15	W 15	W 14	W 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	W 15	W 17	W 19	W 19	W 19	W 18
Wave Graph
kJ	2168	2135	1671	1787	1845	2287	2951	4563	4968	5270	5270	5416	5402	4682	5789	5286	5140	3119	2329	5108	4975	8612	19748	46158	46810	38534	29148
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	E	SE	SSW	SE	E	E	E	E	E	SE	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	S	S	SSE	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	00:57AM1.44m				11:21AM1.93m					1:43AM1.41m			11:54AM1.86m					2:32AM1.37m			12:29PM1.79m					3:24AM1.35m
Low Tide			5:29AM0.95m				6:42PM-0.16m				6:03AM1.02m					7:22PM-0.09m			6:39AM1.08m					8:05PM-0.02m


	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00
	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	5:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	5	19	6	3	3	4	4	3	2
Temp °C	13	13	13	17	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	18	17	17	16	15	15	15	14	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels °C	12	11	11	15	14	15	14	13	12	11	11	15	14	12	11	9	9	9	6	5	8	7	7	7	7	9	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 14	W 15	W 15	W 15	W 15	W 15	W 15	W 14	W 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	W 15	W 17	W 19	W 19	W 19	W 18
kJ	2168	2135	1671	1787	1845	2287	2951	4563	4968	5270	5270	5416	5402	4682	5789	5286	5140	3119	2329	5108	4975	8612	19748	46158	46810	38534	29148
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 18	WSW 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	W 20	WNW 22	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15
kJ	100	136	129	127	88	88	133	136	180	136	134	133	131	123	120	118	99	103	702	151	149	1149	8678	201	144	142	130
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	W 19	NW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	—	—	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	—	SSW 17	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	—	—	—	S 19
kJ	58	7	87	51	84	84	—	—	37	37	37	36	63	62	121	106	104	—	99	66	93	147	226	—	—	—	28
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 5	S 6	—	—	—	SSW 7	S 7	WSW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	66	121	—	—	—	621	570	430	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	South Beach CAL - Del Norte County	Wilson Creek CAL - Del Norte County	Wilson Creek CAL - Del Norte County	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	Lovers Point CAL - Monterey	Pescaderos CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Seaside Point Oregon North	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	The Rivermouth CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Fort Point CAL - Marin County
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	4	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	8	5	9	1	9
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	141	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	191	176	176	283	181	283	422	728	729	660	386	385	386	387	283
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4		4	5	7	7	7	7	7
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	9	8	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	9	8	6	9	7	9
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	8	9	8	7	7	7	9	6	5	5	8	4	4	4	4	4	8	6	9	7	5

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