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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
10.0° C
(Which is 2.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Third Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 1PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NW 8 | NW 10 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | |
224 | 145 | 156 | 198 | 201 | 255 | 255 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 261 | 223 | 372 | 431 | 450 | 373 | 458 | 451 | 444 | 362 | 524 | 556 | 563 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 4:54AM1.46m | 6:57PM1.54m | 6:20AM1.30m | 7:41PM1.63m | 7:47AM1.22m | 8:19PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32PM0.79m | 11:55AM-0.04m | 00:54AM0.63m | 12:48PM0.14m | 2:04AM0.43m | 1:38PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 |
224 | 145 | 111 | 123 | 112 | 90 | 148 | 145 | 139 | 139 | 98 | 80 | 78 | 372 | 431 | 450 | 373 | 458 | 451 | 444 | 341 | 294 | 247 | 336 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
130 | 142 | 125 | 120 | 122 | 117 | 84 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 103 | 80 | 223 | 255 | 306 | 193 | 140 | 217 | 217 | 344 | 362 | 524 | 556 | 563 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
109 | 109 | 156 | 198 | 201 | 255 | 255 | 54 | 56 | 58 | 258 | 261 | 78 | 58 | 66 | 28 | 195 | 128 | 106 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 141 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 126 | 257 | 84 | 3 |
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