Third Reef surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 22 Mar 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
11.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Third Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 9PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)--
Afternoon (22 Mar)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (22 Mar)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
3
4
3
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
2.4
NW
2.4
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
1
NW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
1.3
WNW
1.3
W
0.7
SW
1.2
WNW
Period(s) (?)999101010111010101111111111111118181810101712
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)61960656166311371207639570549477524423341297297255252252319316349312302384
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
E
10
E
5
SE
5
SE
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
E
5
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:04PM
1.48
2:18AM
2.01
4:11PM
1.35
3:04AM
1.98
5:32PM
1.26
4:00AM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:07PM
0.71
9:30AM
-0.14
8:49PM
0.85
10:36AM
-0.11
9:44PM
0.97
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise------7:15-------7:13-------7:11-
Sunset-7:30-------7:30-------7:31------
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C14151399881211131212111213141314121312121112
Feels °C (?)1011105655971110108910111012101110978
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