Third Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.03° N 124.08° W

Third Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Third Reef sea temperature is
15.3° C
1.9° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 21s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 21s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 21s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 3PM is: 1.1m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)4ft (1.2m)21s
Afternoon (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)21s
Evening (25 Jul)3ft (0.9m)21s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
1
0
0
2
3
4
4
3
1
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
21
1.2
SSW
21
1.1
SW
21
1.1
SW
21
0.9
SSW
21
1
SW
20
1.1
SW
20
1.2
SW
20
1.3
SSW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1051
1221
1051
1051
792
800
872
1111
1255
1100
863
863
837
735
835
719
719
926
936
1104
1191
1216
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NE
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNE
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:48AM1.23m
8:54PM1.86m
11:29AM1.29m
9:38PM1.91m
12:03PM1.34m
10:20PM1.94m
Low Tide
2:38PM1.02m
4:32AM-0.05m
3:34PM1.01m
5:11AM-0.12m
4:23PM0.98m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:36
8:35
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
17
16
16
15
13
12
14
16
16
16
15
14
13
12
14
17
16
18
20
15
Feels °C
14
14
16
14
16
15
12
11
13
14
13
13
14
13
12
10
13
14
13
14
16
12
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