Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.03° N 124.08° W

Third Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Third Reef sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.5° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 5PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (29 Sep)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (29 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
4
1
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
13
1.8
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.2
NW
13
1.2
NW
13
1.8
NW
13
2
NW
13
1.9
NW
12
2
NW
12
2.1
NW
12
2.1
NW
12
2
NW
12
1.9
NW
12
1.9
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
530
465
1069
400
501
494
1034
1226
1059
1129
1272
1272
1092
913
586
538
466
582
486
441
415
373
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
WNW
5
NW
0
NNW
5
NE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:08PM2.00m
2:40AM1.48m
1:46PM2.01m
3:43AM1.37m
2:30PM1.98m
Low Tide
7:04AM0.62m
8:05PM-0.14m
7:38AM0.76m
8:59PM-0.14m
8:17AM0.89m
10:01PM-0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
20
22
21
16
14
14
13
13
19
19
20
17
13
14
15
16
18
17
18
17
18
Feels °C
8
16
16
16
13
11
12
11
11
16
15
17
16
11
12
13
14
16
16
18
16
17
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