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Third Reef surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA
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Third Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Third Reef sea temperature is
12.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Third Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 8AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
518 | 419 | 387 | 322 | 374 | 265 | 237 | 217 | 223 | 239 | 310 | 310 | 312 | 390 | 413 | 393 | 393 | 387 | 322 | 317 | 311 | 290 | 280 | 396 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:09AM1.71m | 3:43PM1.23m | 1:44AM1.65m | 4:36PM1.20m | 2:24AM1.57m | 5:33PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36AM-0.16m | 7:52PM0.94m | 9:20AM-0.10m | 8:35PM0.99m | 10:08AM-0.03m | 9:37PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
518 | 419 | 387 | 322 | 374 | 265 | 237 | 183 | 173 | 173 | 123 | 170 | 312 | 390 | 413 | 393 | 393 | 387 | 322 | 317 | 311 | 290 | 280 | 396 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
127 | 129 | 179 | 195 | 168 | 264 | 214 | 217 | 223 | 239 | 310 | 310 | 310 | 245 | 217 | 68 | 66 | 50 | 49 | 55 | 206 | 203 | 155 | 123 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | S 11 | NNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
70 | 71 | 70 | 105 | 150 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 120 | 233 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 206 | 15 | 37 | 34 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 | — | WNW 5 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 24 | 24 | 31 | 16 | — | 12 | — | 61 | 79 | 88 | — | — | — | — | 99 | 67 | 73 | 62 | 77 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 195 | 195 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 195 | 195 | 0 | 0 |
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