Third Reef surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 25 Feb 2026 PST
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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
12.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Third Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 9PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm February 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)--
Afternoon (25 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (25 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.6
SW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
1
NW
1
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
Period(s) (?)999999991413913131318181810131514141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3502842531831591321201157269696867641237979188326773742661623613
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
NNW
5
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
N
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
N
15
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
0
ENE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
SW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoncross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:42PM
1.28
5:46AM
1.98
8:45PM
1.37
7:03AM
2.01
9:31PM
1.48
8:11AM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:25PM
0.04
11:19PM
1.10
1:36PM
-0.05
12:51AM
1.08
2:37PM
-0.12
2:11AM
0.97
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise------6:54-------6:52-------6:50-
Sunset-6:02-------6:04-------6:05------
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------17
Temp. °C131314121211111315141514131312161517131414141110
Feels °C (?)131214111110913141214131111914121511131312109
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