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Third Reef surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA
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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
11.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Third Reef today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 1PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | |
606 | 1050 | 1018 | 976 | 1094 | 364 | 341 | 778 | 807 | 1263 | 1291 | 727 | 833 | 887 | 780 | 1265 | 755 | 708 | 687 | 696 | 508 | 497 | 768 | 759 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 12:38PM1.28m | 11:02PM1.85m | 1:21PM1.29m | 11:35PM1.83m | 2:03PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50AM-0.28m | 5:08PM0.83m | 6:25AM-0.32m | 5:44PM0.88m | 7:01AM-0.32m | 6:19PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | |
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Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NW 11 | NW 10 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 |
606 | 1050 | 1018 | 105 | 71 | 347 | 341 | 74 | 70 | 868 | 836 | 260 | 502 | 450 | 490 | 551 | 394 | 401 | 400 | 327 | 479 | 383 | 288 | 247 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
161 | 110 | 107 | 37 | 37 | 73 | 107 | 134 | 186 | 263 | 263 | 124 | 32 | 67 | 66 | 207 | 217 | 207 | 687 | 696 | 508 | 497 | 768 | 759 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
113 | 8 | 30 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 107 | 31 | 31 | 68 | 123 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 596 | 485 | 708 | 145 | 124 | 86 | 87 | 59 | 61 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | NNW 9 | — | — | NW 8 |
373 | 398 | 434 | 976 | 1094 | 364 | 270 | 778 | 807 | 1263 | 1291 | 727 | 833 | 887 | 780 | 1265 | 755 | — | — | — | 318 | — | — | 355 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 3 | 265 | 386 | 385 | 385 | 29 | 3 | 29 | 29 | 211 | 265 | 386 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 283 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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