
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Third Reef today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 11AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
293 | 234 | 189 | 186 | 255 | 370 | 330 | 528 | 486 | 470 | 515 | 275 | 365 | 325 | 274 | 239 | 458 | 458 | 233 | 507 | 341 | 403 | 349 | 330 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | 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-off |
High Tide | 1:13AM1.73m | 1:19PM1.88m | 2:03AM1.60m | 1:51PM1.86m | 2:55AM1.46m | 2:22PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09AM0.35m | 7:47PM0.13m | 7:41AM0.53m | 8:33PM0.13m | 8:13AM0.70m | 9:22PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
293 | 122 | 164 | 180 | 183 | 180 | 142 | 287 | 255 | 281 | 282 | 84 | 84 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 221 | 233 | 233 | 284 | 124 | 122 | 87 | 87 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
100 | 234 | 189 | 186 | 60 | 57 | 93 | 142 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 107 | 106 | 83 | 80 | 40 | 147 | 188 | 186 | 179 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 9 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | S 21 | S 21 | WNW 12 |
29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 41 | 127 | 127 | 126 | 112 | 8 | 21 | 54 | 42 | 21 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 45 | 35 | 81 | 80 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
— | — | — | — | 255 | 370 | 330 | 528 | 486 | 470 | 515 | 275 | 365 | 325 | 274 | 239 | 458 | 458 | — | 507 | 341 | 403 | 349 | 330 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 195 | 257 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 265 | 385 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 699 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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