Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Third Reef today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 10PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 16 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SW 19 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 198 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 252 | 175 | 130 | 212 | 419 | 238 | 380 | 360 | 513 | 480 | 564 | 739 | 785 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:28PM1.89m | 3:33AM1.39m | 3:05PM1.92m | 4:47AM1.26m | 3:51PM1.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17PM0.17m | 8:43AM0.71m | 10:19PM0.12m | 9:24AM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 122 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 71 | 70 | 86 | 84 | 113 | 125 | 212 | 419 | 238 | 380 | 360 | 492 | 480 | 564 | 739 | 785 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 12 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 198 | 98 | 96 | 90 | 154 | 151 | 133 | 252 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 123 | 214 | 284 | 334 | 513 | 465 | 248 | 141 | 578 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 |
| kJ | 51 | 49 | 48 | 80 | 111 | 154 | 154 | 92 | 175 | 130 | 129 | 175 | 62 | 60 | 23 | 123 | 117 | 186 | 186 | 139 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 3 | SSW 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 22 | 30 | 65 | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 141 | 48 | 67 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
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