Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Third Reef today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 11AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
314 | 309 | 242 | 233 | 223 | 223 | 286 | 233 | 236 | 236 | 233 | 178 | 145 | 139 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 164 | 111 | 109 | 104 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:54AM1.14m | 5:29PM1.71m | 8:32AM1.16m | 6:29PM1.70m | 9:37AM1.22m | 7:32PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:11AM0.32m | 10:57AM0.96m | 1:18AM0.28m | 11:59AM1.05m | 2:21AM0.22m | 1:13PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 |
314 | 196 | 196 | 189 | 176 | 170 | 286 | 222 | 222 | 236 | 233 | 117 | 115 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 99 | 98 | 36 | 65 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 |
196 | 309 | 242 | 233 | 223 | 223 | 229 | 233 | 236 | 119 | 117 | 178 | 145 | 139 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 51 | 111 | 66 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 18 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
55 | 54 | 42 | 31 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 112 | 32 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 52 | 46 | 109 | 104 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
131 | 113 | 74 | 74 | 38 | 43 | 60 | 56 | 62 | 62 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 164 | 60 | 43 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 195 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 387 | 195 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 387 | 387 | 3 | 0 |
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