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Third Reef surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 15 Feb 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
13.0° C
 (Which is 1.6°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 2AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm February 15). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (16 Feb)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (16 Feb)6ft (1.9m)13s

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

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Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
3
3
3
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
2.4
NW
1.7
WNW
2.4
WNW
3
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
Period(s) (?)14141413131313131391010101112121313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1175982942850824722772138710949244951022200538763301378847064855468945574267368836713051
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
20
NW
20
N
20
NNW
10
NW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
20
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:07PM
1.55
9:58AM
2.03
11:33PM
1.63
10:41AM
2.02
11:59PM
1.71
11:25AM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:29PM
-0.04
4:05AM
0.89
5:01PM
-0.05
4:47AM
0.77
5:31PM
-0.02
5:29AM
0.65
Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise-----7:07-------7:05-------7:05--
Sunset-------5:52-------5:53-------5:54
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
101--------132222111---1-
Temp. °C89999111188788877765443678
Feels °C (?)25666963331000121100-1346
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