Third Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.03° N 124.08° W

Issued: 3 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Third Reef sea temperature is

15.5°C

Third Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Third Reef today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 8AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	13s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Evening (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	1	1	3	3	3	4	3	4	1	0	7	5	6	6	5	4	2	2	5	5	5	5	5
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	W 12	W 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 12	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	1143	889	837	722	699	911	699	302	407	425	588	1683	2084	2381	3552	2315	5302	5064	4377	3792	3222	3294	3211	3555	4214	4161	3629
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NNE	WNW	NW	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NW	NNW	N	NE	NNE	NE	NNE	N	NW	NW	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide				7:38AM1.74m				7:40PM1.49m				8:14AM1.85m				8:46PM1.50m				8:46AM1.93m				9:43PM1.50m
Low Tide	00:53AM0.20m					1:51PM0.50m				1:43AM0.32m				2:45PM0.27m				2:28AM0.45m				3:31PM0.07m				3:09AM0.57m


	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	11	15	15	16	14	12	11	10	10	14	17	18	12	10	10	10	10	15	16	18	14	13	12	13	13
Feels °C	8	9	8	13	11	12	11	9	8	7	6	12	13	14	8	6	6	6	6	12	12	14	10	9	8	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 10	WSW 10	WNW 13	WSW 10	WNW 12	W 12	W 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15
kJ	670	544	837	411	699	911	699	302	407	425	539	1683	2084	2381	2417	2315	5302	5064	4377	3792	3222	3294	3211	3555	4214	4161	3629
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	SW 9	WNW 13	WSW 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	WSW 8	SSW 14	WNW 15	WNW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	WNW 20	WNW 19	WNW 18	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18
kJ	1143	889	345	722	232	325	316	116	223	331	588	229	178	536	1147	1644	99	67	66	67	66	43	44	44	91	236	226
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 20	SW 20	SSW 14	WNW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	WNW 22	WNW 21	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 17	SW 19	SW 19	SW 13	SW 19	SW 18
kJ	537	468	487	480	417	8	15	226	147	226	229	97	260	178	129	121	62	27	104	105	107	73	88	92	45	90	87
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 3	—	—	NW 4	NW 4	—	—	—	NW 6	WNW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 5	NW 6	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	6	21	—	—	—	196	3552	—	—	—	—	—	—	89	76	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Dry Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	South Beach CAL - Del Norte County	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	195	133	3	0	0	0	3	0	257	257	29	0	0	0	0	3	195	191	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4		3	4	3	3	4	4	4			5	5	7	8	6	5			5	5	7	7	6
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	8	6	6	6	5	5	5	7	7	6
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	9	9	7	7	6

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