Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Third Reef today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 8PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 877 | 877 | 717 | 539 | 627 | 733 | 733 | 733 | 620 | 546 | 417 | 477 | 405 | 405 | 400 | 400 | 394 | 325 | 321 | 226 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 1:02PM1.71m | 00:55AM1.76m | 1:28PM1.78m | 1:42AM1.66m | 1:56PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54PM0.44m | 7:10AM0.23m | 7:37PM0.33m | 7:39AM0.38m | 8:23PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 877 | 877 | 717 | 539 | 627 | 162 | 181 | 191 | 620 | 546 | 417 | 216 | 173 | 169 | 128 | 110 | 104 | 325 | 321 | 226 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | S 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 733 | 733 | 733 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 400 | 400 | 394 | 73 | 57 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 16 | — | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 131 | 136 | 89 | 69 | 99 | 301 | 403 | 383 | 276 | 328 | 308 | 477 | 364 | 308 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 386 | 385 | 385 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 211 | 386 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 0 | 0 |
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