Third Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.03° N 124.08° W

Issued: 9 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Third Reef sea temperature is

15.5°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Third Reef today (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 5AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	16s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	15s
Evening (03 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 2		Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	3	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	W 12	WNW 12	W 11	WNW 11	W 12	WNW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2349	2268	2058	1834	1650	1547	1309	1225	1191	1175	1143	889	922	812	751	911	483	555	407	404	548
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	SE	SSE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	WNW	NW	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	4:51PM1.59m				6:58AM1.62m				6:22PM1.51m					7:38AM1.74m				7:40PM1.49m
Low Tide			11:58PM0.08m				12:45PM0.74m				00:53AM0.20m					1:51PM0.50m				1:43AM0.32m


	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	5:08
mm	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	13	12	13	15	15	14	12	12	11	11	15	15	16	14	12	11	10	10
Feels °C	11	10	11	10	9	10	12	12	11	9	8	8	8	13	11	12	11	9	7	6	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 10	SW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	W 12	WNW 12	W 11	WNW 11	W 12	WNW 12
kJ	2349	2268	2058	1834	1650	687	784	637	625	684	711	889	922	812	751	911	483	555	407	404	548
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	WSW 11	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	SW 9	SW 9	WSW 10	WSW 8	SSW 14	WSW 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	WNW 15	WNW 15
kJ	806	806	679	644	521	1547	1309	1225	1191	1175	1143	373	353	363	239	325	147	226	223	335	505
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NW 11	—	WSW 11	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 20	SSW 14	WNW 16	WNW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	—	31	—	270	644	653	653	644	537	537	537	468	487	480	417	8	316	52	147	226	257
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 4	—	SSE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 3	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	—
kJ	—	—	—	30	—	56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	13	14	12	2	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	Drakes Bay CAL - Marin County	Gold Bluffs Beach CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	3	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	29	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	243	154	0	0	0	0	29
Best forecast wave conditions in Humboldt County	Gale Point	North Jetty at Eureka	Bunkers	The Lagoons	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach	Gale Point		Gold Bluffs Beach	Little River State Beach	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach	Moonstone Beach
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	3	3	3	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Moonstone Beach CAL - Humboldt	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Boners United States	Beach Road South Africa	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bankvaults Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Ghost Tree United States	Cow Bombie Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Supertubes Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cojo United States	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Hanalei Bay United States
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	7	5	5

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