Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Third Reef today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 2AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 196 | 191 | 149 | 197 | 129 | 109 | 113 | 115 | 99 | 97 | 95 | 125 | 91 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 114 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:39AM1.25m | 4:34PM1.87m | 6:09AM1.15m | 5:24PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44PM0.37m | 9:57AM0.64m | 11:53PM0.24m | 10:43AM0.80m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 196 | 191 | 149 | 197 | 129 | 109 | 113 | 115 | 86 | 70 | 65 | 64 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 85 | 46 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 10 | SW 15 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 8 | SW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 77 | 56 | 25 | 76 | 45 | 44 | 55 | 99 | 44 | 44 | 23 | 125 | 91 | 87 | 87 | 40 | 84 | 114 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 56 | 33 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 26 | 99 | 97 | 95 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 72 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 243 | 0 | 0 |
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