Third Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.03° N 124.08° W

Third Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Third Reef sea temperature is
12.0° C
0.9° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 8PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 20s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Evening (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
2.2
NW
8
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
2.1
NW
8
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
703
771
651
635
539
452
589
643
643
464
436
519
377
372
372
377
377
372
353
344
339
334
272
268
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
20
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
6:11PM1.85m
7:46AM1.12m
7:00PM1.96m
9:12AM1.17m
7:53PM2.08m
10:22AM1.25m
Low Tide
11:26AM0.58m
1:28AM0.17m
12:18PM0.73m
2:31AM-0.06m
1:17PM0.85m
3:30AM-0.27m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:56
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8:46
8:46
8:45
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
17
12
11
11
13
15
15
17
18
11
10
10
12
16
18
19
19
13
12
12
14
20
Feels °C
11
11
14
10
9
9
12
12
11
13
14
8
7
7
10
12
14
14
16
11
9
10
12
16
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