Third Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.03° N 124.08° W

Third Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Third Reef sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.6° 

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Third Reef today (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 4PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (25 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
273
326
322
214
211
208
206
206
203
203
203
201
201
196
186
176
174
134
179
219
169
167
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:19AM1.42m
10:05PM1.88m
11:46AM1.49m
10:47PM1.90m
12:12PM1.57m
Low Tide
4:11PM0.89m
5:12AM-0.02m
4:54PM0.79m
5:43AM-0.02m
5:34PM0.67m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
15
19
18
21
21
17
15
14
15
18
17
18
19
14
Feels °C
13
14
13
13
15
15
13
11
13
16
15
18
19
16
14
13
14
16
14
14
17
12
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