Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Third Reef today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 7AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 218 | 214 | 207 | 205 | 207 | 203 | 263 | 249 | 318 | 340 | 340 | 344 | 333 | 390 | 376 | 371 | 371 | 371 | 366 | 362 | 366 | 375 | 388 | 278 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 00:29AM2.16m | 2:22PM1.63m | 1:24AM2.00m | 3:03PM1.69m | 2:20AM1.80m | 3:42PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:38AM-0.45m | 7:31PM0.71m | 8:20AM-0.27m | 8:32PM0.64m | 9:02AM-0.06m | 9:37PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | NW 7 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 96 | 73 | 71 | 159 | 159 | 203 | 263 | 249 | 318 | 340 | 121 | 344 | 333 | 390 | 376 | 371 | 77 | 79 | 96 | 121 | 362 | 375 | 210 | 196 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | WNW 17 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 161 | 161 | 161 | 205 | 207 | 159 | 157 | 155 | 143 | 173 | 340 | 296 | 181 | 177 | 103 | 132 | 371 | 371 | 366 | 362 | 366 | 280 | 277 | 277 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | NW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 218 | 214 | 207 | 30 | 50 | 26 | 11 | 31 | 11 | 104 | 229 | 74 | 103 | 74 | 84 | 23 | 132 | 128 | 241 | 297 | 71 | 42 | 388 | 278 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 9 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 17 | 13 | 176 | 92 | 131 | 119 | 109 | 114 | 121 | 240 | 131 | 173 | 172 | 126 | 91 | 166 | 159 | — | — | 160 | 210 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 386 | 386 | 385 | 385 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 195 | 386 | 386 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 195 | 3 |
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