Third Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.03° N 124.08° W

Third Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Third Reef sea temperature is
16.0° C
2.6° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 4PM is: 1.1m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)19s
Afternoon (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)19s
Evening (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
4
1
0
0
1
3
4
3
3
1
0
0
0
4
4
4
2
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
19
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1255
1100
863
863
837
735
835
719
719
926
936
1104
1191
1216
1123
726
647
789
932
1159
885
798
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
Wind State
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-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:29AM1.29m
9:38PM1.91m
12:03PM1.34m
10:20PM1.94m
12:35PM1.40m
11:00PM1.95m
Low Tide
3:34PM1.01m
5:11AM-0.12m
4:23PM0.98m
5:46AM-0.16m
5:08PM0.94m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:36
8:35
8:34
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
16
16
16
14
13
12
14
17
18
20
20
15
13
13
15
20
22
22
19
15
Feels °C
13
14
13
13
15
13
12
10
12
14
14
15
16
13
11
11
13
17
17
17
16
13
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