Third Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.03° N 124.08° W

Issued: 9 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Third Reef sea temperature is

15.8°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 2AM is: 1.4m 19s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	18s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	17s
Evening (02 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 1		Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wed 4
	6 PM	9 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	WNW 20	WNW 20	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	724	980	1171	1840	2189	2299	2432	2404	2349	2268	2058	1671	1566	1547	1309	1225	1257	1159	1143	1190	1094
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					6:10AM1.51m				4:51PM1.59m				6:58AM1.62m				6:22PM1.51m
Low Tide			10:56PM-0.04m				11:23AM0.94m				11:58PM0.08m				12:45PM0.74m				00:53AM0.20m


	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	5:09
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	11	11	11	12	14	14	14	13	13	14	13	11	13	17	17	16	14	12	12	11
Feels °C	11	9	9	9	9	11	12	12	11	11	10	10	7	9	13	14	14	11	9	9	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	WNW 20	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WSW 11	SW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 11	WSW 10	WNW 13	WNW 13
kJ	724	697	1171	1840	2189	2299	2432	2404	2349	2268	2058	1671	1566	873	815	712	726	974	725	1190	1094
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 21	WNW 20	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 11	SW 11	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	SW 10	SW 9
kJ	578	980	736	627	619	619	627	756	806	806	679	437	677	1547	1309	1225	1257	1159	1143	461	260
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	NW 5	NW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	—	—	WNW 11	—	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	93	12	133	113	85	71	84	—	—	24	—	644	644	653	653	636	537	537	537	468	487
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	Manchester Beach CAL - Mendocino County	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	Usal Beach 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	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	120	82	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5

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