Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Third Reef today (03 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 12AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | SW 19 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 175 | 130 | 447 | 427 | 245 | 363 | 441 | 513 | 465 | 592 | 595 | 645 | 582 | 659 | 659 | 651 | 759 | 629 | 453 | 524 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:05PM1.92m | 4:47AM1.26m | 3:51PM1.93m | 6:22AM1.19m | 4:51PM1.92m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19PM0.12m | 9:24AM0.86m | 11:29PM0.07m | 10:20AM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
mm | — | 5 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 113 | 101 | 86 | 427 | 245 | 363 | 441 | 492 | 461 | 592 | 595 | 645 | 582 | 627 | 615 | 604 | 468 | 408 | 400 | 320 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 87 | 86 | 129 | 123 | 214 | 284 | 418 | 513 | 465 | 248 | 141 | 578 | 559 | 659 | 659 | 651 | 759 | 629 | 453 | 524 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 175 | 130 | 78 | 175 | 62 | 60 | 57 | 123 | 117 | 77 | 186 | 139 | 94 | 127 | 96 | 121 | 78 | 76 | 210 | 261 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | WSW 8 | S 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 59 | 447 | 37 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 141 | 48 | 98 | 48 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 108 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 196 | 116 | 3 | 0 |
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