Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Third Reef today (31 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 11PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 301 | 239 | 183 | 138 | 183 | 138 | 131 | 222 | 191 | 228 | 259 | 328 | 470 | 569 | 582 | 569 | 736 | 861 | 904 | 851 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:00PM1.55m | 1:00AM1.80m | 2:26PM1.61m | 1:44AM1.69m | 2:52PM1.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12PM0.77m | 7:48AM0.00m | 7:57PM0.69m | 8:17AM0.14m | 8:45PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 301 | 239 | 183 | 53 | 183 | 64 | 80 | 134 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 97 | 93 | 71 | 70 | 45 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 107 | 96 | 92 | 146 | 86 | 138 | 131 | 89 | 85 | 84 | 52 | 47 | 82 | 32 | 48 | 46 | 26 | 45 | 25 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 14 | SSE 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 11 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | 64 | 138 | 31 | 77 | 91 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 49 | 49 | 80 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 129 | 136 | 96 | 49 | 152 | 25 | 24 | 222 | 191 | 228 | 259 | 328 | 470 | 569 | 582 | 569 | 736 | 861 | 904 | 851 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 195 | 386 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 211 | 283 | 385 | 283 | 137 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 243 | 265 | 729 | 265 | 3 |
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