Third Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.03° N 124.08° W

Third Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Third Reef sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Third Reef today (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 2PM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (23 Aug)2ft (0.6m)19s
Evening (23 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
6
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
1.3
NW
7
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
231
227
212
169
155
199
199
255
255
252
192
186
181
183
230
273
326
322
214
211
208
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NW
15
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
E
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
0
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
10:19AM1.28m
8:30PM1.78m
10:51AM1.35m
9:19PM1.84m
11:19AM1.42m
10:05PM1.88m
Low Tide
2:23PM1.05m
4:00AM0.07m
3:22PM0.98m
4:38AM0.01m
4:11PM0.89m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:00
7:59
 mm
Temp °C
14
20
18
18
18
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
14
13
13
13
14
16
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
11
17
16
18
18
15
15
14
14
15
15
16
15
14
13
12
13
15
14
15
16
15
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