Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Third Reef today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 1PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 418 | 418 | 412 | 412 | 407 | 301 | 301 | 297 | 293 | 234 | 189 | 186 | 276 | 365 | 321 | 528 | 440 | 252 | 255 | 482 | 406 | 383 | 316 | 277 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:23AM1.85m | 12:48PM1.87m | 1:13AM1.73m | 1:19PM1.88m | 2:03AM1.60m | 1:51PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35AM0.17m | 7:03PM0.17m | 7:09AM0.35m | 7:47PM0.13m | 7:41AM0.53m | 8:33PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 418 | 418 | 412 | 412 | 407 | 301 | 301 | 297 | 293 | 234 | 137 | 154 | 183 | 180 | 142 | 287 | 226 | 252 | 255 | 275 | 84 | 188 | 188 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 34 | 108 | 64 | 79 | 140 | 134 | 145 | 117 | 100 | 98 | 189 | 186 | 23 | 57 | 93 | 142 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 84 | 106 | 83 | 80 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 20 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 85 | 38 | 78 | 60 | 60 | 56 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 60 | 12 | 41 | 127 | 127 | 126 | 112 | 107 | 21 | 54 | 42 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 5 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 117 | 45 | 202 | 78 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 276 | 365 | 321 | 528 | 440 | — | — | 482 | 406 | 383 | 316 | 277 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 124 | 67 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 385 | 195 | 387 | 195 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 265 | 385 | 29 | 29 |
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