Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.03° N 124.08° W

Third Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Third Reef sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.0° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 5PM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.0m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (18 Oct)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (18 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
11
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.4
NW
11
1.9
NW
14
2.3
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1272
861
884
1304
1803
1152
934
816
789
646
475
417
411
503
1347
1830
1735
1496
1227
868
650
462
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
0
WSW
10
WNW
5
SW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
E
5
S
5
W
5
NNW
0
NNW
10
NE
Wind State
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:17AM1.28m
4:40PM1.49m
8:04AM1.34m
6:03PM1.44m
8:36AM1.42m
7:23PM1.45m
Low Tide
11:16AM1.13m
00:32AM0.24m
12:45PM1.06m
1:26AM0.26m
1:54PM0.92m
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7:28
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7:31
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Temp °C
10
13
12
12
10
10
10
10
10
12
11
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
12
14
14
13
Feels °C
8
11
9
10
9
9
8
8
8
11
9
11
11
10
9
10
10
11
10
12
13
11
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