Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Third Reef today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 10AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 291 | 288 | 346 | 372 | 305 | 305 | 309 | 314 | 314 | 309 | 242 | 233 | 223 | 223 | 229 | 233 | 236 | 236 | 233 | 178 | 145 | 111 | 109 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:19AM1.21m | 4:39PM1.74m | 6:54AM1.14m | 5:29PM1.71m | 8:32AM1.16m | 6:29PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05PM0.34m | 10:11AM0.83m | 00:11AM0.32m | 10:57AM0.96m | 1:18AM0.28m | 11:59AM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 5 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 291 | 288 | 147 | 372 | 305 | 305 | 309 | 314 | 314 | 196 | 196 | 189 | 176 | 170 | 133 | 34 | 167 | 236 | 233 | 117 | 86 | 94 | 82 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 101 | 129 | 220 | 157 | 169 | 158 | 148 | 189 | 65 | 309 | 242 | 233 | 223 | 223 | 229 | 121 | 236 | 119 | 117 | 178 | 145 | 101 | 99 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 20 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 9 | WNW 12 | NNW 7 | WSW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | NW 5 | NW 6 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 98 | 65 | 119 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 196 | 5 | 32 | 54 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 233 | 15 | 13 | 26 | 55 | 82 | 111 | 109 | 108 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 109 | 116 | 346 | 156 | 203 | 206 | 164 | 99 | 140 | 45 | 46 | 43 | 72 | 72 | 52 | 107 | 16 | 43 | 61 | 28 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 195 | 195 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 195 | 257 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 195 | 195 | 3 | 0 |
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