
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Third Reef today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 10PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.9m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
699 | 699 | 1176 | 646 | 627 | 546 | 459 | 380 | 380 | 315 | 315 | 245 | 245 | 181 | 167 | 167 | 165 | 158 | 149 | 143 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:19PM1.57m | 10:18AM1.88m | 11:09PM1.60m | 10:47AM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:15PM0.27m | 4:09AM0.42m | 4:55PM0.05m | 4:44AM0.51m | 5:36PM-0.16m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 14 | NW 10 |
232 | 280 | 632 | 646 | 627 | 546 | 459 | 380 | 380 | 315 | 315 | 245 | 245 | 181 | 147 | 123 | 86 | 86 | 149 | 96 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 11 | SSW 14 |
89 | 89 | 273 | 273 | 206 | 203 | 147 | 263 | 193 | 179 | 172 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 165 | 158 | 92 | 143 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | NW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 |
— | — | 89 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 87 | — | 53 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 54 | 69 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
699 | 699 | 1176 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 385 | 385 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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