
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Third Reef today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 4AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
229 | 301 | 277 | 359 | 358 | 180 | 260 | 146 | 233 | 139 | 184 | 181 | 69 | 88 | 124 | 155 | 145 | 152 | 194 | 194 | 198 | 201 | 250 | 301 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:44PM2.26m | 12:11PM1.42m | 10:39PM2.29m | 12:57PM1.50m | 11:34PM2.26m | 1:41PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18AM-0.56m | 4:34PM0.90m | 6:07AM-0.60m | 5:35PM0.84m | 6:53AM-0.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | |
8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 13 |
229 | 260 | 225 | 202 | 193 | 127 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 139 | 184 | 101 | 39 | 51 | 106 | 104 | 63 | 21 | 194 | 194 | 169 | 150 | 108 | 86 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 18 | W 13 | WNW 13 | SW 17 |
70 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 131 | 66 | 35 | 76 | 74 | 58 | 43 | 181 | 69 | 69 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 152 | 95 | 58 | 194 | 89 | 57 | 103 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | S 15 | W 14 | W 14 | S 13 | S 14 | WNW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 20 |
55 | 42 | 46 | 49 | 109 | 33 | 37 | 31 | 58 | 72 | 133 | 133 | 51 | 44 | 92 | 113 | 111 | 59 | 58 | 42 | 58 | 37 | 39 | 136 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
176 | 301 | 277 | 359 | 358 | 180 | 260 | 146 | 233 | 43 | 36 | 120 | 30 | 88 | 124 | 155 | 145 | 56 | 118 | 147 | 198 | 201 | 250 | 301 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 195 | 283 | 699 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 195 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 191 | 386 | 3 |
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