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Third Reef surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 27 Mar 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
10.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Third Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 5AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 1123 | 1171 | 749 | 639 | 1128 | 991 | 527 | 404 | 425 | 341 | 437 | 188 | 287 | 159 | 225 | 256 | 191 | 145 | 126 | 138 | 321 | 321 | 177 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:15PM 1.42 | 8:02AM 1.73 | 9:54PM 1.53 | 9:11AM 1.74 | 10:29PM 1.63 | 10:10AM 1.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:11AM 0.89 | 3:09PM -0.03 | 3:21AM 0.70 | 3:58PM 0.00 | 4:16AM 0.50 | 4:40PM 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
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