Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.03° N 124.08° W

Third Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Third Reef sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.2° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 5AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (25 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (25 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
0
0
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
NW
10
1.1
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
315
245
245
184
167
167
165
158
177
293
350
461
391
332
369
348
602
268
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
0
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
N
10
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:09PM1.60m
10:47AM1.99m
00:01AM1.60m
11:19AM2.08m
Low Tide
4:44AM0.51m
5:36PM-0.16m
5:20AM0.61m
6:18PM-0.31m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
12
11
11
11
15
13
14
12
11
11
11
10
13
14
14
12
10
Feels °C
11
9
7
7
7
12
10
12
11
9
9
9
7
12
11
10
9
7
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