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Third Reef surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 29 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Third Reef today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 1PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.0m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 19 | |
1208 | 1582 | 2313 | 1028 | 1387 | 606 | 606 | 596 | 1185 | 358 | 1169 | 1169 | 928 | 778 | 807 | 1263 | 1318 | 712 | 833 | 816 | 780 | 1079 | 510 | 708 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:52AM1.26m | 10:29PM1.86m | 12:38PM1.28m | 11:02PM1.85m | 1:21PM1.29m | 11:35PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13AM-0.21m | 4:30PM0.77m | 5:50AM-0.28m | 5:08PM0.83m | 6:25AM-0.32m | 5:44PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:38 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NW 11 | NW 10 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
 kJ | 1208 | 1582 | 1582 | 1028 | 118 | 606 | 606 | 596 | 107 | 353 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 70 | 868 | 852 | 260 | 502 | 450 | 490 | 586 | 510 | 408 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 178 | 105 | 105 | 152 | 9 | 116 | 113 | 110 | 30 | 105 | 37 | 54 | 107 | 134 | 186 | 263 | 263 | 124 | 32 | 67 | 66 | 596 | 485 | 708 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 26 | S 20 | S 25 | SSW 19 | SSW 24 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 145 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 55 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 68 | 123 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 103 | 94 | 133 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 14 | NW 5 | NW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 13 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2313 | 71 | 1387 | 208 | 208 | 283 | 1185 | 358 | 1169 | 1169 | 928 | 778 | 807 | 1263 | 1318 | 712 | 833 | 816 | 780 | 1079 | 505 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 191 | 386 | 387 | 48 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 283 | 386 | 385 | 385 | 29 | 3 | 29 | 29 | 243 | 283 | 386 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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