Third Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.03° N 124.08° W

Third Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Third Reef sea temperature is
12.2° C
0.9° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 2AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.3
NW
10
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.6
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.8
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
353
344
339
334
330
330
330
334
272
275
283
380
373
365
284
275
376
287
229
229
424
211
277
308
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:53PM2.08m
10:22AM1.25m
8:48PM2.18m
11:19AM1.34m
9:44PM2.26m
12:11PM1.42m
Low Tide
3:30AM-0.27m
2:23PM0.92m
4:26AM-0.45m
3:31PM0.93m
5:18AM-0.56m
4:34PM0.90m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
cloud
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cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:45
8:45
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
11
11
14
18
17
20
20
15
14
13
16
20
20
23
21
15
14
14
16
17
15
16
Feels °C
12
11
8
8
12
15
13
17
16
12
11
10
13
16
15
18
17
11
11
11
13
14
12
14
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