Third Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.03° N 124.08° W

Issued: 3 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Third Reef sea temperature is

16.1°C

Third Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Third Reef today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 8AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	16s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	8ft (2.5m)	16s
Evening (06 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	4	2	2	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	!	!	7	9	9	9	7	6
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	5302	5064	4377	3839	3614	3693	4377	4670	4611	4081	3753	3702	3452	2666	2084	1699	1816	2587	3244	16551	16280	13606	12172	10504	7857	6056	4891
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NW	NW	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	E	SSW	SE	S	ESE	ESE	E	NE	NNE	NNE	WNW	NW	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross	cross-off	glassy	off	off	off	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				8:46AM1.93m				9:43PM1.50m				9:18AM1.99m					10:36PM1.50m			9:49AM2.01m					11:24PM1.49m
Low Tide		2:28AM0.45m				3:31PM0.07m				3:09AM0.57m					4:12PM-0.08m			3:47AM0.68m					4:51PM-0.17m				4:23AM0.78m


	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	11	15	17	19	14	13	13	13	13	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	16	17	16	14	12	12	11	11
Feels °C	8	8	8	13	12	14	10	9	9	9	9	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	15	15	14	12	10	10	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14
kJ	5302	5064	4377	3839	3614	3693	4377	4670	4611	4081	3753	3702	3452	2666	2084	1699	1816	2587	3244	16551	16280	13606	12172	10504	7857	6056	4891
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 15	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SW 17	SSW 17	WNW 16	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	99	67	66	67	66	66	44	44	238	139	150	200	204	207	207	207	148	197	2397	193	181	175	173	171	171	169	166
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 17	SW 19	SW 19	—	SSW 14	SW 18	—	—	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 12	—	SSW 17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	62	27	104	105	107	72	88	92	—	80	87	—	—	—	—	14	14	—	193	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	NW 4	NW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	14	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Wilson Creek CAL - Del Norte County	South Beach CAL - Del Norte County	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Mitchell's Cove CAL - Santa Cruz	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	9	5	5	9	9	9	7	6
Distance (km)	0	0	0	3	176	191	0	0	0	0	0	84	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	195	265	385	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Humboldt County	North Jetty at Eureka	North Jetty at Eureka	North Jetty at Eureka	Moonstone Beach			North Jetty at Eureka	North Jetty at Eureka	North Jetty at Eureka	Bunkers	North Jetty at Eureka	Bunkers	North Jetty at Eureka	Gale Point	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach	Patricks Point State Park	No Pass				Trinidad State Beach	Patricks Point State Park	Patricks Point State Park	North Jetty at Eureka	Patricks Point State Park
Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	5			8	8	7	7	7	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	6				9	9	9	8	6
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	North Jetty at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	North Jetty at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Fullers CAL - Monterey	The Strait Washington	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	North Jetty at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	The Patch CAL - Marin County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	The Dump Washington	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey
Rating (10 max)	8	7	7	5	5	7	9	9	9	9	7	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	9	9	6	7	9	9	9	8	7
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Fullers United States	Haga-Haga South Africa	Cojo United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barrancon Chile	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Angourie Point Australia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Fullers United States	Ghost Tree United States	Ghost Tree United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Ghost Tree United States
Rating (10 max)	7	6	7	5	5	5	9	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	8	9	9	9	7

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