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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 11AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
1057 | 1042 | 969 | 768 | 734 | 722 | 679 | 587 | 518 | 419 | 387 | 322 | 317 | 317 | 242 | 217 | 223 | 239 | 310 | 310 | 402 | 390 | 413 | 400 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 00:37AM1.76m | 2:54PM1.28m | 1:09AM1.71m | 3:43PM1.23m | 1:44AM1.65m | 4:36PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55AM-0.22m | 7:17PM0.89m | 8:36AM-0.16m | 7:52PM0.94m | 9:20AM-0.10m | 8:35PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
1057 | 1042 | 969 | 768 | 734 | 722 | 679 | 587 | 518 | 419 | 387 | 322 | 317 | 317 | 242 | 183 | 173 | 138 | 310 | 310 | 402 | 390 | 413 | 400 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 7 |
86 | 84 | 121 | 121 | 125 | 209 | 166 | 169 | 127 | 129 | 179 | 195 | 168 | 264 | 214 | 217 | 223 | 239 | 135 | 123 | 310 | 245 | 217 | 59 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | SW 14 |
50 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 105 | 150 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 24 | 120 | 233 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 208 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 42 | 74 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 195 | 195 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 257 | 387 | 0 | 0 |
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