Third Reef surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 23 Oct 2025 PDT
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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
14.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Third Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 8PM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)--
Afternoon (23 Oct)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (23 Oct)10ft (3.0m)17s

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

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Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
0
0
5
9
9
9
7
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
WNW
2.3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
4
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)131317161616161616151515151515151414141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1657187651494736434841363789398142854697487547104385398736653783422660399884101628200631148103625
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
25
WSW
25
NW
15
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:21PM
1.84
2:10AM
1.42
12:48PM
1.81
2:58AM
1.36
1:18PM
1.77
3:52AM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:25PM
-0.05
6:55AM
0.89
8:03PM
-0.03
7:24AM
0.98
8:44PM
0.02
7:54AM
1.06
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Sunrise------7:35-------7:37-------7:37-
Sunset-6:24-------6:23-------6:22------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1132--133-------
Temp. °C141514131212131515151414141414141314121110111111
Feels °C (?)121414121010121213121212121212108111087877
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Humboldt

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Third Reef (calm at Benbow wx 25 km from Third Reef). 2.1m 13s groundswell from the WNW with a 1.7m 17s long period groundswell, also from the WNW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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