Third Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.03° N 124.08° W

Third Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Third Reef sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.7° 

Third Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Third Reef today (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 3PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
255
255
252
192
186
181
183
230
273
326
322
214
211
208
206
206
203
203
203
201
201
196
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
SSW
0
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:51AM1.35m
9:19PM1.84m
11:19AM1.42m
10:05PM1.88m
11:46AM1.49m
10:47PM1.90m
Low Tide
3:22PM0.98m
4:38AM0.01m
4:11PM0.89m
5:12AM-0.02m
4:54PM0.79m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:59
7:57
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
15
16
15
15
15
14
13
15
19
19
21
21
17
Feels °C
14
15
15
16
15
14
13
12
12
13
15
13
15
15
13
11
13
16
16
17
19
16
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