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Third Reef surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA
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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
13.1° C
(Which is 1.3°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 4PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 19 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 17 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
186 | 186 | 248 | 249 | 276 | 318 | 441 | 411 | 404 | 364 | 297 | 286 | 291 | 363 | 376 | 464 | 387 | 380 | 431 | 431 | 431 | 540 | 524 | 370 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:09PM1.30m | 5:30AM1.30m | 7:43PM1.40m | 6:56AM1.26m | 8:13PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49AM0.09m | 00:22AM0.89m | 12:38PM0.15m | 1:30AM0.70m | 1:25PM0.22m | 2:28AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | |
— | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:21 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
141 | 162 | 177 | 186 | 276 | 318 | 441 | 411 | 358 | 364 | 297 | 286 | 291 | 363 | 376 | 370 | 387 | 380 | 431 | 431 | 431 | 540 | 524 | 370 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
186 | 180 | 210 | 249 | 151 | 117 | 261 | 264 | 404 | 364 | 204 | 123 | 180 | 246 | 270 | 66 | 79 | 65 | 226 | 291 | 326 | 402 | 322 | 318 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 5 |
154 | 186 | 248 | 151 | 166 | 203 | 137 | 216 | 14 | 14 | 123 | 86 | 104 | 142 | 140 | 464 | 322 | 251 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
19 | 25 | 65 | 86 | 62 | 40 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 64 | 94 | 124 | 92 | 51 | 54 | 192 | 216 | 205 | 81 | 67 | 69 | 136 | 102 | 75 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 195 | 195 | 385 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 195 | 283 | 386 | 154 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 195 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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