Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Third Reef today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 1AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 543 | 574 | 636 | 446 | 187 | 184 | 413 | 449 | 456 | 355 | 274 | 251 | 651 | 1655 | 1790 | 1631 | 851 | 780 | 1297 | 673 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:29PM1.48m | 9:26AM1.64m | 9:26PM1.53m | 9:51AM1.76m | 10:19PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:48PM0.73m | 2:54AM0.30m | 3:33PM0.51m | 3:32AM0.35m | 4:15PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | S 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 543 | 574 | 636 | 446 | 75 | 67 | 413 | 449 | 456 | 355 | 160 | 120 | 195 | 964 | 968 | 851 | 232 | 280 | 694 | 673 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 12 | NW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 8 | W 11 | NW 13 | NW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 18 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 95 | 93 | 243 | 58 | 187 | 184 | 94 | 57 | 130 | 128 | 264 | 198 | 251 | 138 | 195 | 192 | 89 | 89 | 273 | 273 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 21 | WNW 12 | S 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 13 | W 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 142 | 109 | 36 | 106 | 188 | 66 | 65 | 85 | 57 | 127 | 274 | 251 | 251 | 249 | 162 | 162 | — | — | 89 | 89 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | 156 | 253 | 194 | 205 | 651 | 1655 | 1790 | 1631 | 851 | 780 | 1297 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 112 | 82 | 191 | 84 | 3 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 84 | 265 | 375 | 29 | 0 |
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