Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Third Reef today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 4AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 375 | 370 | 375 | 375 | 379 | 383 | 383 | 502 | 577 | 522 | 510 | 505 | 499 | 493 | 482 | 482 | 487 | 482 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:35PM1.58m | 9:00AM1.27m | 6:53PM1.58m | 9:34AM1.34m | 8:01PM1.62m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:32AM0.25m | 1:01PM1.09m | 2:28AM0.21m | 2:13PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 375 | 370 | 375 | 375 | 379 | 383 | 383 | 502 | 577 | 522 | 510 | 505 | 86 | 91 | 482 | 482 | 487 | 482 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 8 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 90 | 59 | 58 | 34 | 34 | 56 | 53 | 50 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 499 | 493 | 28 | 29 | 58 | 262 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 | WNW 10 | S 12 | NW 9 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 29 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 21 | 12 | 44 | 125 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 67 | 41 | 27 | 43 | 44 | 64 | 103 | 159 | 143 | 116 | 86 | 84 | 244 | 241 | 138 | 187 | 89 | 71 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 195 | 195 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 243 | 386 | 3 | 3 |
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