Third Reef surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 04 May 2026 PDT
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Third Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Third Reef sea temperature is
11.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Third Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 8PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)--
Afternoon (04 May)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (04 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1.3
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
734
722
679
587
518
419
387
322
374
265
237
217
223
239
310
310
555
390
413
393
393
387
322
317
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
WNW
0
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
NE
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
10
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
High Tide
2:54PM1.28m
1:09AM1.71m
3:43PM1.23m
1:44AM1.65m
4:36PM1.20m
2:24AM1.57m
Low Tide
7:17PM0.89m
8:36AM-0.16m
7:52PM0.94m
9:20AM-0.10m
8:35PM0.99m
10:08AM-0.03m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:11
6:09
6:09
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8:13
8:14
8:15
8:15
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
11
12
11
11
11
12
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
9
9
10
10
9
9
12
10
9
9
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1.3
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
Energy kJ
734
722
679
587
518
419
387
322
374
265
237
183
173
173
310
310
555
390
413
393
393
387
322
317
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
Energy kJ
125
209
166
169
127
129
179
195
168
264
214
217
223
239
123
123
310
245
217
61
64
62
49
55
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SW
18
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.5
WNW
4
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.5
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
S
12
0.2
NNW
8
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
Energy kJ
82
8
8
8
70
71
70
105
150
13
13
10
25
14
120
233
6
11
6
208
208
208
208
206
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
NW
4
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
1
NW
7
Energy kJ
22
17
21
99
73
86
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
108
29
0
0
0
0
0
193
283
195
84
0
0
0
0
195
195
387
0
0
0
0
0
195
Best forecast wave conditions in Humboldt County
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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