Third Reef surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
11.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Third Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 3AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
3
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
SW
0.8
SSW
1.1
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)1515141414141414148813141312121212111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)188167218215233226220213210292236201501922141512521102937786615534452415370
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SE
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
S
15
SE
20
SE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglassoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:23AM
2.06
2:12PM
1.48
1:05AM
2.06
3:13PM
1.40
1:52AM
2.01
4:19PM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:24PM
0.59
7:29AM
-0.48
7:04PM
0.71
8:21AM
-0.48
7:49PM
0.82
9:18AM
-0.42
Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise----6:33-------6:31-------6:30---
Sunset-------7:58-------7:59--------
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------1494341--11141
Temp. °C111212111112131312121210101011111111111011121011
Feels °C (?)10998789810987758989899999
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