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Third Reef surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 30 Jan 2026 PST
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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
12.6° C
 (Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Third Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 12AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (31 Jan)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (31 Jan)8ft (2.5m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
8
7
7
6
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
W
2.3
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.5
W
3
W
2
W
1.5
W
1.8
W
3
W
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)121212121212121817161615141519181716161616151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)126914961656179417381557126510691162138216853264297018351593217451836918734470886845616153304555
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
NE
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
S
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
0
SE
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglassoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		glasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:36PM
1.55
9:10AM
2.30
11:17PM
1.64
10:04AM
2.29
11:55PM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:45PM
-0.30
3:07AM
1.02
4:33PM
-0.34
4:07AM
0.92
5:16PM
-0.32
5:01AM
0.81
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise-------7:24-------7:24-------7:24
Sunset-5:31-------5:32-------5:35------
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151314131212121414151312121212131313121111101013
Feels °C (?)131213119981211131110109911121111998711
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