
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Third Reef today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 6AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
584 | 377 | 600 | 616 | 649 | 759 | 768 | 666 | 649 | 600 | 530 | 522 | 522 | 515 | 515 | 508 | 508 | 425 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:49AM1.42m | 2:10PM2.03m | 4:58AM1.40m | 3:10PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47PM-0.37m | 8:07AM1.01m | 9:47PM-0.27m | 9:15AM1.06m | 10:51PM-0.16m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
584 | 377 | 600 | 616 | 649 | 759 | 768 | 666 | 649 | 600 | 530 | 522 | 522 | 515 | 515 | 508 | 508 | 425 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 18 | NW 13 | SSW 18 |
190 | 115 | 180 | 144 | 142 | 92 | 123 | 119 | 78 | 76 | 49 | 49 | 81 | 42 | 41 | 251 | 257 | 249 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | WNW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | NW 9 | WNW 17 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 8 | S 19 | SSW 18 | NW 8 | SSW 18 | NW 10 |
2 | 184 | 94 | 92 | 77 | 123 | 64 | 28 | 84 | 109 | 81 | 81 | 44 | 186 | 195 | 29 | 249 | 80 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — |
150 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
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