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Third Reef surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA
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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
11.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Third Reef today (27 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 11AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 2.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | |
4552 | 3552 | 2521 | 2728 | 1565 | 2335 | 1219 | 1020 | 880 | 817 | 1144 | 1354 | 1543 | 1524 | 1713 | 1671 | 1629 | 1258 | 1626 | 1582 | 1809 | 1598 | 1127 | 932 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 10:06AM1.21m | 9:27PM1.82m | 11:02AM1.23m | 9:58PM1.84m | 11:52AM1.26m | 10:29PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53AM0.04m | 3:08PM0.59m | 4:35AM-0.11m | 3:50PM0.69m | 5:13AM-0.21m | 4:30PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 11 |
8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | SSW 14 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 |
1801 | 2180 | 1986 | 1654 | 239 | 1445 | 1219 | 1020 | 880 | 817 | 695 | 585 | 1543 | 1524 | 1713 | 1671 | 1629 | 1258 | 1626 | 1582 | 105 | 152 | 1127 | 932 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 24 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 21 | S 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
953 | 344 | 318 | 242 | 22 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 815 | 790 | 1144 | 1354 | 456 | 328 | 255 | 221 | 170 | 170 | 145 | 105 | 9 | 9 | 118 | 116 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 23 | WNW 22 | WNW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 |
348 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 185 | 404 | 236 | 180 | 160 | 158 | 156 | 152 | 149 | 147 | 145 | 145 | 145 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
4552 | 3552 | 2521 | 2728 | 1565 | 2335 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 208 | — | — | 1809 | 1598 | 232 | 172 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 29 | 29 | 169 | 422 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 169 | 257 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 283 | 243 | 265 | 385 | 3 |
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