Third Reef surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 PST
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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
13.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Third Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 12AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)--
Afternoon (21 Nov)--
Evening (21 Nov)13ft (4.0m)14s

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

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Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
5
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)141414141414131313131214141616161616161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)581658585297459439933456302828012510217021352756257044564242413639813863366936233514332634553455
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
15
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:24AM
1.44
10:46AM
1.94
1:08AM
1.42
11:17AM
1.91
1:54AM
1.40
11:50AM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:33PM
-0.16
4:56AM
0.97
6:08PM
-0.16
5:27AM
1.03
6:45PM
-0.13
6:01AM
1.09
Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise-----7:07-------7:09-------7:09--
Sunset-------4:54-------4:54-------4:53
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C109998121515121111111013131211101099111313
Feels °C (?)755548111298887111010978669109
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