Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Third Reef today (26 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 9PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 290 | 284 | 509 | 399 | 330 | 298 | 309 | 312 | 312 | 386 | 434 | 429 | 510 | 504 | 498 | 475 | 458 | 539 | 595 | 587 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:19AM2.08m | 00:53AM1.58m | 11:55AM2.14m | 1:48AM1.53m | 12:35PM2.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18PM-0.31m | 5:56AM0.72m | 7:04PM-0.40m | 6:34AM0.83m | 7:53PM-0.41m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | W 12 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 290 | 101 | 273 | 188 | 156 | 109 | 97 | 80 | 312 | 386 | 434 | 156 | 160 | 149 | 164 | 149 | 458 | 539 | 595 | 587 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | S 13 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 115 | 90 | 98 | 177 | 330 | 298 | 309 | 312 | 177 | 175 | 226 | 429 | 510 | 504 | 498 | 372 | 367 | 357 | 352 | 337 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | S 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 67 | 41 | 173 | 68 | 68 | 65 | 41 | 33 | 28 | 26 | 18 | 251 | 294 | 283 | 344 | 475 | 26 | 10 | 32 | 95 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | NW 9 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | 284 | 509 | 399 | — | 225 | — | — | 149 | 152 | 174 | 331 | 311 | 269 | 284 | 286 | 194 | 215 | 35 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 196 | 195 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 195 | 386 | 154 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 211 | 257 | 3 | 3 |
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