Third Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.03° N 124.08° W

Issued: 3 am 07 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Third Reef sea temperature is

16.7°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 (07 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 7AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (07 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Evening (07 Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Monday 9								Tue 10
	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)	5	5	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	5	9	8	8	9	9	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13
Wave Graph
kJ	4611	4135	3866	4040	3452	2666	2084	1699	1816	2587	3244	9756	10876	9521	8781	8282	6542	4191	3328	2542	1919	1710	1634	1497	1710	2221	2359
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	E	SSE	S	WSW	ESE	ESE	E	E	NNE	NE	W	NW	SE	ESE	E	E	E	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				9:18AM1.99m					10:36PM1.50m			9:49AM2.01m					11:24PM1.49m				10:19AM2.01m				00:11AM1.48m
Low Tide		3:09AM0.57m					4:12PM-0.08m			3:47AM0.68m					4:51PM-0.17m				4:23AM0.78m				5:28PM-0.21m				4:57AM0.87m


	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	5:04
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	15	16	14	14	13	12	13	14	16	14	14	15	15	15	14	13
Feels °C	10	9	9	13	15	16	15	15	13	13	13	14	15	14	14	12	11	11	12	14	12	12	14	15	14	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13
kJ	4611	4135	3866	4040	3452	2666	2084	1699	1816	2587	3244	9756	10876	9521	8781	8282	6542	4191	3328	2542	1919	1710	1634	1497	1710	2221	2359
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	NW 14	NW 14	NW 13	NW 13	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	238	139	150	154	204	207	207	207	148	197	195	190	186	175	173	173	171	1340	733	495	380	295	118	114	181	178	176
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 14	SW 18	—	—	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	NW 12	S 19	NW 11
kJ	—	80	87	—	—	—	—	14	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	169	201	201	166	164	162	156	67	7	30
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	South Beach 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	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	9	6	5	9	9	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	265	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	191	191	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	7	6			4	4	4	5	5	9			9	9	9	7	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	7	6	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	9	8	5	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	7	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Cortez Bank United States	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Barrancon Chile	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Lebu Chile	Ghost Tree United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Boners United States	Faja da Areia Portugal	Faja da Areia Portugal	Fullers United States	Derecha de la Caleta Spain	Boilers Morocco	Boilers Morocco	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile
Rating (10 max)	9	9	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	8	9	9	7	5	8	7	7	5	5	5	5	5

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