Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Third Reef today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 7AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Third Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SSW 18 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 859 | 679 | 508 | 553 | 577 | 585 | 867 | 751 | 733 | 620 | 575 | 568 | 568 | 568 | 697 | 519 | 422 | 346 | 411 | 449 | 422 | 439 | 457 | 457 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:59AM1.49m | 12:59PM1.88m | 2:49AM1.41m | 1:31PM1.82m | 3:43AM1.33m | 2:04PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02AM0.77m | 8:04PM-0.06m | 7:33AM0.89m | 8:47PM0.00m | 8:06AM0.99m | 9:36PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 859 | 679 | 508 | 501 | 577 | 585 | 585 | 577 | 460 | 440 | 440 | 440 | 568 | 568 | 697 | 519 | 422 | 346 | 370 | 449 | 397 | 390 | 384 | 378 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 145 | 105 | 86 | 553 | 334 | 334 | 867 | 751 | 733 | 620 | 575 | 568 | 373 | 368 | 368 | 309 | 299 | 330 | 411 | 417 | 422 | 439 | 457 | 457 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | S 24 | SW 23 | SW 23 | SSW 22 |
| kJ | 474 | 344 | 339 | 69 | 448 | 448 | 38 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 27 | 26 | — | 11 | 21 | 20 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 55 | 49 | 46 | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 211 | 0 |
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