Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.03° N 124.08° W

Third Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Third Reef sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.9° 

Third Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Third Reef today (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 7PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (02 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.6
NW
8
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
1.1
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
WNW
8
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
303
290
300
211
310
310
208
231
231
226
188
181
176
223
322
276
291
255
255
251
158
197
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
WNW
15
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
0
NNE
5
NE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:23PM1.92m
6:29AM1.29m
4:32PM1.83m
7:47AM1.35m
5:57PM1.76m
Low Tide
9:09AM1.00m
11:11PM-0.08m
10:26AM1.08m
00:24AM-0.05m
12:06PM1.06m
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:13
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Temp °C
17
19
18
19
20
17
16
18
18
22
20
21
21
20
19
20
21
24
22
22
22
21
Feels °C
15
17
16
19
18
14
13
16
16
20
19
20
20
18
16
17
18
22
21
20
21
19
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