Third Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.03° N 124.08° W

Third Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Third Reef sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.5° 

Third Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Third Reef today (23 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 7PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
26
0.6
SSW
26
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
24
0.9
SW
24
0.9
SSW
24
0.8
SSW
24
0.7
SW
24
0.7
SW
23
0.9
SW
22
1.1
SW
21
1.2
SSW
21
1.1
SW
21
1.1
SW
21
0.9
SSW
21
1
SW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
233
233
229
447
447
210
204
374
801
964
704
563
558
677
1051
1221
1051
1041
792
800
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
7:18PM1.80m
9:56AM1.17m
8:07PM1.82m
10:48AM1.23m
8:54PM1.86m
Low Tide
12:38PM0.91m
2:59AM0.13m
1:37PM0.99m
3:49AM0.03m
2:38PM1.02m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:37
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
16
16
16
14
13
14
13
14
15
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
14
13
14
14
14
12
14
15
14
15
13
13
14
12
14
13
14
15
14
14
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