Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Third Reef today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 1PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 378 | 447 | 573 | 530 | 561 | 606 | 682 | 682 | 530 | 465 | 400 | 400 | 501 | 494 | 1109 | 1225 | 1148 | 1129 | 1272 | 515 | 1160 | 913 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:35PM1.96m | 1:44AM1.58m | 1:08PM2.00m | 2:40AM1.48m | 1:46PM2.01m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32AM0.48m | 7:18PM-0.08m | 7:04AM0.62m | 8:05PM-0.14m | 7:38AM0.76m | 8:59PM-0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 16 | NW 12 | SW 15 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 159 | 447 | 573 | 530 | 561 | 606 | 682 | 682 | 530 | 465 | 400 | 400 | 501 | 494 | 203 | 1225 | 1148 | 1129 | 198 | 205 | 229 | 913 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | S 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 110 | 99 | 310 | 206 | 53 | 159 | 208 | 106 | 85 | 80 | 293 | 342 | 306 | 203 | 34 | 203 | 159 | 157 | 37 | 239 | 17 | 178 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | S 13 | WSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 12 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 268 | 153 | 44 | 64 | 123 | 60 | 43 | 52 | 75 | 104 | 73 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 38 | 34 | 29 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 378 | 128 | 291 | 392 | 178 | 194 | 171 | 178 | 149 | 128 | 172 | 156 | 106 | 74 | 1109 | 650 | 808 | 783 | 1272 | 515 | 1160 | 816 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 211 | 385 | 29 | 29 | 3 | 29 | 29 | 211 | 265 | 385 | 283 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 243 | 3 |
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