Third Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.03° N 124.08° W

Third Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Third Reef sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.1° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 3AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (08 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
1.6
NW
7
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
210
221
120
116
118
161
118
168
111
113
105
179
132
132
179
368
312
316
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
W
5
WNW
10
NW
5
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
ENE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:38PM1.98m
10:34AM1.54m
9:41PM2.01m
11:10AM1.66m
10:38PM2.00m
Low Tide
3:53AM-0.16m
3:43PM0.76m
4:40AM-0.15m
4:40PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:35
 mm
Temp °C
19
15
15
16
17
21
21
23
21
20
19
19
20
24
24
22
23
22
Feels °C
18
12
12
14
15
19
20
21
20
18
16
16
17
21
22
20
22
20
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