Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Third Reef today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 5AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 316 | 316 | 312 | 309 | 434 | 424 | 493 | 553 | 540 | 515 | 496 | 483 | 483 | 477 | 558 | 459 | 441 | 429 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:38PM2.00m | 11:44AM1.75m | 11:32PM1.95m | 12:16PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22AM-0.09m | 5:31PM0.41m | 6:00AM0.02m | 6:18PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 13 |
Feels °C | 24 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 316 | 316 | 312 | 309 | 434 | 424 | 493 | 553 | 540 | 515 | 496 | 236 | 483 | 477 | 558 | 459 | 441 | 429 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 7 | WNW 11 | S 12 | WNW 11 | NW 7 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 69 | 67 | 55 | 125 | 140 | 54 | 103 | 137 | 101 | 105 | 128 | 483 | 57 | 51 | 34 | 21 | 56 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 11 | S 10 | WNW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | WNW 10 | S 9 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 98 | 98 | 94 | 54 | 44 | 113 | 45 | 101 | 98 | 139 | 67 | 83 | 63 | 53 | 89 | 87 | 92 | 87 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 107 | 118 | 49 | 69 | 100 | — | 91 | 242 | 153 | 177 | 244 | 231 | 91 | 58 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 386 | 385 | 3 | 0 |
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