
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Third Reef today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 6AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 18°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
158 | 197 | 206 | 264 | 264 | 268 | 264 | 211 | 261 | 206 | 183 | 173 | 158 | 156 | 154 | 193 | 151 | 151 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:57PM1.76m | 8:40AM1.45m | 7:25PM1.73m | 9:21AM1.57m | 8:40PM1.74m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:32AM-0.02m | 1:37PM0.93m | 2:32AM0.00m | 2:50PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
86 | 73 | 71 | 73 | 60 | 69 | 264 | 91 | 79 | 71 | 73 | 82 | 71 | 69 | 130 | 91 | 84 | 75 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
158 | 197 | 206 | 264 | 264 | 268 | 125 | 211 | 261 | 150 | 183 | 173 | 133 | 130 | 154 | 161 | 123 | 149 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | W 8 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
52 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 57 | 83 | 12 | 117 | 148 | 206 | 173 | 163 | 158 | 156 | 71 | 151 | 151 | 151 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | 164 | — | — | — | 160 | — | — | 77 | 193 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 193 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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