
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Third Reef today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 10AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 26 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
367 | 299 | 251 | 310 | 302 | 208 | 299 | 61 | 312 | 268 | 191 | 279 | 287 | 120 | 170 | 166 | 217 | 226 | 261 | 261 | 233 | 233 | 229 | 447 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:40AM1.19m | 5:44PM1.78m | 7:13AM1.10m | 6:30PM1.78m | 8:45AM1.11m | 7:18PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52PM0.42m | 11:03AM0.61m | 00:59AM0.33m | 11:47AM0.78m | 2:02AM0.23m | 12:38PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
95 | 196 | 235 | 310 | 212 | 130 | 299 | 537 | 225 | 339 | 307 | 269 | 239 | 490 | 334 | 292 | 201 | 130 | 100 | 94 | 69 | 233 | 229 | 226 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | NW 8 | S 12 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 26 |
367 | 97 | 97 | 66 | 302 | 63 | 177 | 61 | 312 | 268 | 191 | 279 | 287 | 103 | 170 | 166 | 217 | 226 | 261 | 261 | 233 | 77 | 74 | 447 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | NW 8 | SW 14 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 11 | SSW 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 7 | S 14 | W 5 |
212 | 299 | 251 | 137 | 64 | 208 | 61 | 29 | 49 | 37 | 36 | 28 | 103 | 120 | 87 | 84 | 52 | 84 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 38 | 103 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 34 | 220 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 196 | 51 | 3 | 0 |
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