Third Reef surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 05 Apr 2026 PDT
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Third Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Third Reef sea temperature is
11.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Third Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 9AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)991010121212111111111111111010101919109191818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1481481421203593783593132612511861831801431388886969663495850111
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrossglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:20AM
1.78
2:56PM
1.35
1:49AM
1.73
3:48PM
1.26
2:22AM
1.68
4:50PM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:18AM
-0.02
7:49PM
0.80
9:01AM
0.02
8:19PM
0.89
9:49AM
0.08
8:54PM
0.98
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise--6:54-------6:52-------6:50-----
Sunset-----7:44-------7:45-------7:45--
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151415181617151514131314141413121110111313131212
Feels °C (?)111112161415131311101112121212109891010111111
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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