Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Third Reef today (30 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 11PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1202 | 414 | 945 | 857 | 760 | 652 | 593 | 561 | 505 | 458 | 424 | 348 | 348 | 303 | 284 | 255 | 249 | 249 | 310 | 310 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:46PM2.01m | 3:43AM1.37m | 2:30PM1.98m | 4:59AM1.30m | 3:23PM1.92m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59PM-0.14m | 8:17AM0.89m | 10:01PM-0.12m | 9:09AM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | NW 12 | SW 15 | NW 12 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 198 | 414 | 229 | 857 | 471 | 652 | 593 | 561 | 505 | 458 | 424 | 348 | 348 | 303 | 284 | 255 | 249 | 249 | 243 | 221 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SW 16 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 37 | 239 | 17 | 178 | 136 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 125 | 148 | 188 | 235 | 222 | 216 | 214 | 211 | 310 | 310 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 11 | 84 | 113 | 155 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 154 | 152 | 91 | 88 | 85 | 88 | 62 | 84 | 84 | 26 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1202 | 328 | 945 | 553 | 760 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 169 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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