Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Third Reef today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 21s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 9AM is: 0.9m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 19s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | NW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
890 | 890 | 658 | 634 | 746 | 959 | 1210 | 1210 | 1088 | 846 | 664 | 727 | 799 | 790 | 790 | 790 | 781 | 763 | 711 | 610 | 508 | 508 | 502 | 496 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:40PM2.24m | 2:06PM1.46m | 00:34AM2.16m | 2:56PM1.49m | 1:30AM2.02m | 3:44PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08AM-0.71m | 6:37PM0.85m | 7:58AM-0.63m | 7:37PM0.84m | 8:47AM-0.49m | 8:44PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | NW 8 | SW 20 | SW 19 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
890 | 890 | 658 | 96 | 746 | 959 | 262 | 235 | 240 | 343 | 351 | 393 | 432 | 450 | 459 | 469 | 527 | 580 | 592 | 580 | 488 | 433 | 341 | 327 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 21 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
331 | 247 | 243 | 634 | 101 | 142 | 1210 | 1210 | 1088 | 846 | 664 | 727 | 799 | 790 | 790 | 790 | 781 | 763 | 711 | 610 | 508 | 508 | 502 | 496 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
56 | 65 | 65 | 243 | 239 | 289 | 187 | 187 | 184 | 181 | 236 | 261 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 261 | 194 | 191 | 178 | 170 | 167 | 165 | 165 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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