Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Third Reef today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 7AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 637 | 544 | 534 | 524 | 676 | 792 | 534 | 534 | 534 | 493 | 485 | 431 | 431 | 341 | 286 | 239 | 369 | 604 | 1102 | 1192 | 945 | 863 | 587 | 918 |
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-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:26AM1.51m | 9:46PM1.73m | 10:49AM1.61m | 10:32PM1.76m | 11:14AM1.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53AM0.14m | 3:55PM0.71m | 4:27AM0.14m | 4:37PM0.54m | 4:59AM0.18m | 5:16PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 637 | 544 | 534 | 367 | 358 | 335 | 318 | 534 | 534 | 493 | 485 | 431 | 431 | 341 | 286 | 239 | 239 | 436 | 1102 | 1192 | 189 | 232 | 183 | 515 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 10 | S 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 502 | 371 | 367 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 314 | 314 | 314 | 314 | 309 | 305 | 301 | 253 | 194 | 189 | 186 | 186 | 232 | 12 | 8 | 60 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 19 | S 10 | S 14 |
| kJ | 25 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 233 | 195 | 262 | 524 | 676 | 792 | 534 | 213 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 369 | 604 | — | — | 945 | 863 | 587 | 918 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 211 | 211 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 191 | 257 | 386 |
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