Third Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.03° N 124.08° W

Third Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Third Reef sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.1° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 7AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
18
0.8
WNW
17
0.8
WNW
17
0.8
WNW
17
0.8
WNW
17
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
15
1.3
NW
8
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
318
340
340
340
333
390
376
371
371
371
366
362
366
375
388
278
277
273
270
256
318
439
505
434
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
ENE
5
N
5
N
5
N
0
S
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
NE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
High Tide
1:24AM2.00m
3:03PM1.69m
2:20AM1.80m
3:42PM1.73m
3:18AM1.57m
4:22PM1.76m
Low Tide
8:20AM-0.27m
8:32PM0.64m
9:02AM-0.06m
9:37PM0.58m
9:42AM0.17m
10:44PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:43
8:42
8:40
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
12
16
15
15
16
13
11
11
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
8
8
10
13
12
13
15
12
9
9
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
12
14
13
14
12
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