Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Third Reef today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 11AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 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 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 510 | 505 | 499 | 493 | 482 | 482 | 487 | 482 | 567 | 560 | 494 | 471 | 1150 | 1276 | 944 | 734 | 685 | 766 | 688 | 676 | 778 | 716 | 568 | 488 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:34AM1.34m | 8:01PM1.62m | 10:01AM1.42m | 8:57PM1.68m | 10:26AM1.51m | 9:46PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28AM0.21m | 2:13PM1.00m | 3:14AM0.17m | 3:08PM0.87m | 3:53AM0.14m | 3:55PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | SW 17 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 86 | 505 | 84 | 89 | 482 | 482 | 487 | 482 | 567 | 406 | 494 | 471 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 734 | 427 | 371 | 367 | 367 | 295 | 276 | 318 | 488 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 8 | NW 15 | NW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 510 | 29 | 499 | 493 | 28 | 29 | 44 | 262 | 317 | 560 | 459 | 381 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 371 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 314 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | S 12 | NW 9 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 14 |
| kJ | 29 | 9 | 27 | 21 | 12 | 44 | 125 | 28 | 26 | 50 | 45 | 25 | 25 | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 195 | 75 | 215 | 183 | 138 | 193 | 83 | 157 | 105 | 73 | 67 | 135 | 1150 | 1276 | 944 | 389 | 685 | 766 | 688 | 676 | 778 | 716 | 568 | 162 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 191 | 386 | 386 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 211 | 386 | 283 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 211 | 211 | 3 | 0 |
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