Third Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.03° N 124.08° W

Third Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Third Reef sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.3° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 2PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.9
WNW
10
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
12
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
1.4
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
99
164
111
109
107
138
75
50
231
227
183
169
155
199
199
255
255
252
192
186
181
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:37AM1.22m
7:32PM1.73m
10:19AM1.28m
8:30PM1.78m
10:51AM1.35m
9:19PM1.84m
Low Tide
1:13PM1.08m
3:15AM0.14m
2:23PM1.05m
4:00AM0.07m
3:22PM0.98m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:01
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
13
16
17
19
20
14
13
12
14
20
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
12
14
13
15
17
11
10
9
12
17
16
18
17
15
14
14
13
15
15
15
14
13
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