Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Third Reef today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 6AM is: 0.7m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 151 | 151 | 149 | 329 | 329 | 322 | 338 | 327 | 404 | 399 | 541 | 1094 | 1049 | 1138 | 1133 | 905 | 878 | 878 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:40PM1.74m | 9:56AM1.69m | 9:44PM1.74m | 10:29AM1.80m | 10:40PM1.73m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23AM0.05m | 3:49PM0.50m | 4:08AM0.13m | 4:39PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 71 | 149 | 149 | 152 | 183 | 193 | 180 | 253 | 281 | 281 | 286 | 1094 | 1049 | 1138 | 1133 | 905 | 878 | 878 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 125 | 71 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 322 | 338 | 327 | 404 | 399 | 414 | 534 | 522 | 493 | 464 | 545 | 539 | 691 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 24 |
| kJ | 151 | 151 | 149 | 329 | 329 | 47 | 45 | 111 | 109 | 326 | 541 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 184 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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