Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Third Reef today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 6PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 345 | 196 | 247 | 267 | 270 | 196 | 232 | 227 | 180 | 176 | 198 | 198 | 196 | 160 | 137 | 239 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 369 | 303 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:57PM1.75m | 5:01AM1.23m | 3:36PM1.69m | 6:33AM1.19m | 4:27PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45AM0.85m | 10:16PM0.22m | 9:22AM0.98m | 11:19PM0.26m | 10:14AM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 121 | 164 | 121 | 121 | 211 | 211 | 196 | 232 | 227 | 180 | 176 | 153 | 135 | 138 | 118 | 97 | 123 | 104 | 303 | 303 | 369 | 303 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SW 16 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 15 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 125 | 121 | 117 | 115 | 267 | 270 | 104 | 72 | 102 | 146 | 135 | 198 | 198 | 196 | 135 | 126 | 169 | 303 | 167 | 120 | 109 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | S 19 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | S 14 |
| kJ | 37 | 118 | 35 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 72 | 103 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 162 | 162 | 160 | 137 | 239 | 167 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 107 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 183 | 345 | 196 | 247 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 139 | 173 | 196 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 195 | 386 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 195 | 265 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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