Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Third Reef today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 5PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 288 | 319 | 435 | 542 | 459 | 393 | 421 | 971 | 890 | 402 | 437 | 490 | 505 | 412 | 808 | 826 | 376 | 376 | 437 | 382 | 428 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:17AM1.32m | 8:38PM2.14m | 11:04AM1.42m | 9:40PM2.20m | 11:46AM1.52m | 10:37PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19PM1.00m | 4:13AM-0.33m | 3:32PM0.93m | 5:03AM-0.38m | 4:37PM0.81m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 288 | 263 | 198 | 196 | 181 | 172 | 167 | 457 | 402 | 120 | 163 | 160 | 154 | 92 | 430 | 430 | 376 | 376 | 57 | 58 | 118 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 12 | SW 21 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 56 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 72 | 25 | 167 | 167 | 25 | 61 | 98 | 136 | 186 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 102 | 52 | 113 | 155 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 21 | W 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 11 | WNW 12 | W 15 | W 15 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 72 | 29 | 72 | 72 | 25 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 63 | 134 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 51 | 28 | 32 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 270 | 319 | 435 | 542 | 459 | 393 | 421 | 971 | 890 | 402 | 437 | 490 | 505 | 412 | 808 | 826 | — | — | 437 | 382 | 428 | 273 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 195 | 283 | 729 | 57 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 193 | 510 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 169 | 3 | 29 | 82 | 29 |
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