Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Third Reef today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 9AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 675 | 631 | 346 | 319 | 346 | 392 | 291 | 435 | 344 | 173 | 281 | 155 | 200 | 261 | 270 | 257 | 507 | 604 | 497 | 456 | 573 | 530 | 561 | 691 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:18PM1.76m | 11:39AM1.80m | 00:04AM1.73m | 12:06PM1.89m | 00:53AM1.67m | 12:35PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30AM0.25m | 5:55PM0.18m | 6:01AM0.35m | 6:35PM0.03m | 6:32AM0.48m | 7:18PM-0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 413 | 346 | 346 | 319 | 110 | 151 | 153 | 206 | 177 | 148 | 155 | 155 | 109 | 190 | 186 | 148 | 264 | 244 | 222 | 222 | 573 | 530 | 561 | 691 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 17 | S 12 | S 14 | SW 17 | S 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 118 | 147 | 114 | 113 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 146 | 144 | 75 | 163 | 166 | 190 | 71 | 103 | 173 | 146 | 98 | 125 | 447 | 264 | 206 | 76 | 161 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 57 | 87 | 80 | 82 | 113 | 125 | 129 | 79 | 85 | 91 | 74 | 148 | 58 | 38 | 58 | 56 | 169 | 219 | 268 | 113 | 44 | 44 | 159 | 62 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 675 | 631 | — | — | 346 | 392 | 291 | 435 | 344 | 173 | 281 | — | 200 | 261 | 270 | 257 | 507 | 604 | 497 | 456 | 358 | 383 | 193 | 183 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 243 | 211 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 195 | 387 | 710 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 243 | 386 | 29 | 29 |
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