Third Reef surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 PDT
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Third Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Third Reef sea temperature is
11.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Third Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 6PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (08 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (08 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)181818799161616161616161616181818171615151516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15415480335065211208211211175278271268343390491486459318287348358407
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:08PM
1.15
3:48AM
1.54
7:29PM
1.17
4:54AM
1.48
8:20PM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:46AM
0.14
9:46PM
1.04
11:48AM
0.17
11:11PM
1.06
12:50PM
0.17
12:42AM
1.01
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise6:48-------6:48-------6:46-------
Sunset---7:46-------7:47-------7:49----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------122------1111-111
Temp. °C131513131314141213131414131413121213131312121110
Feels °C (?)1113121213141411121213131314121111111112101096
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