Third Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.03° N 124.08° W

Third Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Third Reef sea temperature is
12.3° C
0.8° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 2AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Evening (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
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)
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
8
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
1.3
NW
7
0.8
NW
8
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
SW
19
1.3
NW
6
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
1.5
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
0.4
WNW
20
0.6
SW
16
0.5
WNW
20
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
139
181
181
73
69
106
113
111
152
194
194
194
216
138
150
139
163
218
214
207
205
207
203
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:39PM2.29m
12:57PM1.50m
11:34PM2.26m
1:41PM1.57m
00:29AM2.16m
2:22PM1.63m
Low Tide
6:07AM-0.60m
5:35PM0.84m
6:53AM-0.56m
6:33PM0.77m
7:38AM-0.45m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:44
8:44
8:43
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
15
14
17
18
16
16
16
15
13
13
15
17
17
17
18
14
12
11
13
16
17
18
Feels °C
16
14
12
11
15
15
14
15
14
12
10
10
12
13
13
14
16
11
9
8
11
12
12
13
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