Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.03° N 124.08° W

Third Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Third Reef sea temperature is
17.3°C
4.5° 

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 (13 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 25ft (7.5m), 19s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 9AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 3.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 13). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (13 Nov)15ft (4.5m)15s
Evening (13 Nov)25ft (7.5m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
6
5
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6
7
7
4
3
3
6
7
9
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9
9
9
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
14
2.5
WNW
14
2.5
WNW
15
3.5
W
14
4
W
14
5
W
16
7
W
18
7.5
WNW
19
7.5
WNW
19
7
WNW
18
6.5
WNW
18
6
WNW
17
5
WNW
16
4.5
WNW
16
4
W
16
3.5
W
15
3
W
14
3.5
W
14
4
W
13
4
W
13
4.5
W
15
5.5
W
17
5.5
W
16
5.5
W
16
5
W
16
5
WNW
16
4.5
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3293
2907
2558
4803
6613
12437
33676
41191
37929
30354
24434
19984
14300
10847
8150
5739
3917
4723
5774
5563
7940
16195
15337
15529
14244
12325
11089
Wind (km/h)
45
SSE
50
S
50
SSW
5
NW
15
SW
25
W
10
W
5
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
10
S
0
NNE
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
N
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
2:32AM1.37m
12:29PM1.79m
3:24AM1.35m
1:08PM1.69m
4:18AM1.35m
1:55PM1.59m
5:10AM1.39m
Low Tide
6:39AM1.08m
8:05PM-0.02m
7:23AM1.13m
8:51PM0.07m
8:27AM1.15m
9:40PM0.16m
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light rain
heavy rain
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light rain
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light rain
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
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7:01
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4:59
 mm
1
2
19
14
2
4
2
2
1
1
1
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2
6
15
11
1
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1
1
Temp °C
16
15
13
11
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
15
14
14
13
13
12
13
13
14
12
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
8
6
4
10
10
8
10
10
9
9
9
10
9
10
8
7
7
7
10
13
13
12
10
10
9
8
8
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