Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Third Reef today (09 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 5AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.8m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 6.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wed 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 13 | W 12 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8580 | 8194 | 6542 | 4147 | 4067 | 2694 | 2254 | 1834 | 1491 | 1359 | 1864 | 2221 | 2157 | 2124 | 2221 | 2257 | 1543 | 1160 | 2168 | 1357 | 1619 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:24PM1.49m | 10:19AM2.01m | 00:11AM1.48m | 10:49AM1.98m | 00:57AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51PM-0.17m | 4:23AM0.78m | 5:28PM-0.21m | 4:57AM0.87m | 6:04PM-0.20m | 5:29AM0.95m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 13 | W 12 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 8580 | 8194 | 6542 | 4147 | 4067 | 2694 | 2254 | 1834 | 1491 | 1359 | 1864 | 2221 | 2157 | 2124 | 2221 | 2257 | 1543 | 1160 | 2168 | 1357 | 1619 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 14 | SW 16 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | SSW 16 | NW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | NW 16 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | NW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 173 | 208 | 206 | 1307 | 201 | 495 | 163 | 120 | 162 | 134 | 181 | 176 | 174 | 174 | 103 | 219 | 743 | 820 | 100 | 525 | 129 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 12 | SSW 15 | S 19 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | SSW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | NW 13 |
| kJ | — | 171 | 203 | 169 | 166 | 201 | 166 | 164 | 73 | 156 | 7 | 82 | 30 | 11 | 28 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 58 | 136 | 87 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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