Third Reef surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
10.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Third Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 7PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)--
Afternoon (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (01 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
3
0
0
4
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
4
3
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
1.5
W
2
W
2
W
2.3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
NW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
NW
2
NW
2.5
NW
1.7
WNW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
Period(s) (?)137889111111121212121211111111111010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)872304775338082054205321862164333830271715137510809408458788981334543471407300260
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
25
NW
30
NW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:52AM
1.66
11:58PM
1.82
12:39PM
1.60
12:25AM
1.83
1:24PM
1.52
12:52AM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:50PM
0.29
6:25AM
0.05
6:21PM
0.42
7:02AM
-0.02
6:51PM
0.55
7:39AM
-0.04
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise------6:58-------6:56-------6:56-
Sunset-7:39-------7:40-------7:42------
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
871-1-------------------
Temp. °C11121010109810121396667141718131011111216
Feels °C (?)57555556563211210121411788914
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