Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.03° N 124.08° W

Third Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Third Reef sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.2° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 6AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 18°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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)
2
1
2
2
1
0
1
3
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
WNW
11
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
158
197
206
264
264
268
264
211
261
206
183
173
158
156
154
193
151
151
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
N
10
NW
10
WNW
0
W
5
ENE
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
NW
0
SSW
5
NE
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:57PM1.76m
8:40AM1.45m
7:25PM1.73m
9:21AM1.57m
8:40PM1.74m
Low Tide
1:32AM-0.02m
1:37PM0.93m
2:32AM0.00m
2:50PM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
21
21
21
19
19
21
18
19
19
20
20
19
19
21
18
18
18
19
Feels °C
20
20
19
17
17
19
17
19
18
18
18
17
17
19
17
18
17
18
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