Third Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.03° N 124.08° W

Third Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Third Reef sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.4° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 1PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (14 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (14 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
3
0
0
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
2
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
7
1.6
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
2
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
486
430
482
275
375
392
308
239
458
482
260
260
311
373
270
239
338
330
284
251
284
314
267
270
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
ESE
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
glassy
High Tide
2:03AM1.60m
1:51PM1.86m
2:55AM1.46m
2:22PM1.81m
3:52AM1.33m
2:57PM1.75m
Low Tide
7:41AM0.53m
8:33PM0.13m
8:13AM0.70m
9:22PM0.17m
8:45AM0.85m
10:16PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:27
7:24
7:22
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
18
20
21
16
12
12
12
13
16
15
17
16
12
12
12
12
16
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
9
14
15
16
13
9
10
10
11
13
12
15
13
9
9
9
10
14
13
14
12
13
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