Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Third Reef today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 3PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
255 | 255 | 252 | 192 | 186 | 181 | 183 | 230 | 273 | 326 | 322 | 214 | 211 | 208 | 206 | 206 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 201 | 201 | 196 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:51AM1.35m | 9:19PM1.84m | 11:19AM1.42m | 10:05PM1.88m | 11:46AM1.49m | 10:47PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22PM0.98m | 4:38AM0.01m | 4:11PM0.89m | 5:12AM-0.02m | 4:54PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
125 | 107 | 91 | 77 | 60 | 50 | 38 | 230 | 273 | 326 | 322 | 214 | 211 | 208 | 206 | 206 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 201 | 201 | 196 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 7 | W 12 |
255 | 255 | 252 | 153 | 153 | 150 | 148 | 138 | 130 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 125 | 85 | 89 | 89 | 84 | 46 | 26 | 71 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | NW 4 | W 14 | W 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 12 | W 7 |
107 | 106 | 153 | 192 | 186 | 181 | 183 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 45 | 72 | 67 | 11 | 102 | 88 | 80 | 75 | 48 | 48 | 73 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 17 | 21 | 37 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 21 | 42 | 21 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 126 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 283 | 195 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 195 | 84 | 3 | 0 |
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