Third Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.03° N 124.08° W

Third Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Third Reef sea temperature is
12.1° C
1.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Third Reef today (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 4AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
1.8
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.5
NW
6
1.3
NW
8
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
1
NW
7
1.2
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.3
NW
6
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
1.3
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.8
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
301
277
359
358
180
260
146
233
139
184
181
69
88
124
155
145
152
194
194
198
201
250
301
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
20
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:44PM2.26m
12:11PM1.42m
10:39PM2.29m
12:57PM1.50m
11:34PM2.26m
1:41PM1.57m
Low Tide
5:18AM-0.56m
4:34PM0.90m
6:07AM-0.60m
5:35PM0.84m
6:53AM-0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:45
8:44
8:44
 mm
Temp °C
20
15
14
15
17
18
17
18
19
16
14
14
16
18
14
15
17
15
14
14
16
18
16
17
Feels °C
18
12
10
11
14
14
14
16
17
13
10
10
13
14
12
14
16
12
11
11
14
15
14
15
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