Third Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.03° N 124.08° W

Third Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Third Reef sea temperature is
12.9° C
1.0° 

Third Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Third Reef today (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 4AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
4
3
1
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
7
1.7
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.3
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2.2
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
3
NW
10
2
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
267
328
470
582
582
582
754
846
904
869
964
1764
723
646
586
619
554
577
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
WNW
5
NW
0
SW
5
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
1:44AM1.69m
2:52PM1.67m
2:32AM1.55m
3:21PM1.74m
Low Tide
7:57PM0.69m
8:17AM0.14m
8:45PM0.60m
8:47AM0.30m
9:41PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:29
8:28
 mm
Temp °C
17
13
12
12
13
21
23
23
18
13
13
14
17
18
18
18
18
19
Feels °C
14
9
9
9
10
17
17
17
14
10
10
11
15
16
17
18
18
17
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