Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.03° N 124.08° W

Third Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Third Reef sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.5° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 1PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)4ft (1.2m)18s
Afternoon (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Evening (12 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
18
1.3
WNW
18
1.3
WNW
17
1.2
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
15
1.1
WNW
14
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
877
1015
980
724
715
759
859
679
508
553
501
585
867
751
733
620
575
568
568
568
697
519
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
WSW
10
WNW
0
NNW
10
N
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
5
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
WNW
10
WNW
0
SE
5
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
12:30PM1.93m
1:59AM1.49m
12:59PM1.88m
2:49AM1.41m
1:31PM1.82m
Low Tide
6:31AM0.64m
7:24PM-0.09m
7:02AM0.77m
8:04PM-0.06m
7:33AM0.89m
8:47PM0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:22
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7:24
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6:40
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6:39
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6:37
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Temp °C
9
13
11
13
12
9
9
9
9
15
14
15
15
12
11
11
12
18
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
5
10
8
12
8
6
6
5
5
12
10
12
12
8
7
7
8
15
12
13
13
11
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