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Third Reef surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA
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Third Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Third Reef sea temperature is
11.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Third Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 11PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the N by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NW 7 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | |
305 | 302 | 344 | 405 | 431 | 494 | 474 | 447 | 2135 | 2601 | 2522 | 2483 | 1464 | 1597 | 1382 | 1228 | 1202 | 1005 | 1005 | 1603 | 1389 | 864 | 691 | 619 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:23AM1.41m | 10:29PM2.06m | 12:21PM1.44m | 11:11PM2.14m | 1:18PM1.44m | 11:55PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM0.60m | 5:41AM-0.55m | 5:11PM0.68m | 6:29AM-0.67m | 5:57PM0.76m | 7:19AM-0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 17 |
10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 13 |
234 | 302 | 344 | 405 | 431 | 494 | 474 | 447 | 160 | 169 | 167 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 120 | 118 | 104 | 65 | 62 | 929 | 800 | 729 | 683 | 58 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | S 20 | S 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 18 |
229 | 231 | 228 | 228 | 108 | 87 | 88 | 158 | 46 | 15 | 15 | 165 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SW 19 | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | — | SW 18 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
— | 43 | 2 | 2 | 146 | 60 | 60 | 46 | 15 | — | 15 | 14 | — | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 32 | 50 | 49 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 |
305 | 262 | 281 | 235 | 206 | 222 | 254 | 418 | 2135 | 2601 | 2522 | 2483 | 1464 | 1597 | 1382 | 1228 | 1202 | 1005 | 1005 | 1603 | 1389 | 864 | 691 | 619 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 386 | 385 | 385 | 29 | 137 | 137 | 195 | 385 | 386 | 387 | 387 | 257 | 257 | 195 | 195 | 283 | 385 | 387 | 386 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 3 | 211 |
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