Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Third Reef today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 11AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 200 | 272 | 480 | 615 | 778 | 798 | 1129 | 882 | 770 | 402 | 429 | 390 | 390 | 411 | 367 | 581 | 239 | 214 | 470 | 227 | 292 | 277 | 277 | 233 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:14AM1.71m | 11:18PM1.76m | 11:39AM1.80m | 00:04AM1.73m | 12:06PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59AM0.18m | 5:16PM0.36m | 5:30AM0.25m | 5:55PM0.18m | 6:01AM0.35m | 6:35PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 8 | S 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 14 |
| kJ | 200 | 272 | 480 | 615 | 236 | 232 | 669 | 508 | 440 | 402 | 429 | 390 | 110 | 151 | 153 | 299 | 144 | 148 | 227 | 125 | 190 | 243 | 186 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 10 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 13 | SW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 189 | 186 | 186 | 229 | 12 | 8 | 183 | 154 | 118 | 147 | 114 | 113 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 148 | 78 | 77 | 121 | 148 | 109 | 71 | 102 | 173 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 19 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 22 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 60 | 34 | 55 | 55 | 86 | 82 | 113 | 125 | 129 | 79 | 127 | 91 | 75 | 59 | 58 | 38 | 58 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | 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 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 778 | 798 | 1129 | 882 | 770 | — | — | — | 390 | 411 | 367 | 581 | 239 | 214 | 470 | 227 | 292 | 277 | 277 | 233 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 195 | 257 | 386 | 257 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 386 | 191 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 195 | 729 | 749 | 154 | 3 |
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