Third Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.03° N 124.08° W

Third Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Third Reef sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.5° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 5PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
1.3
NW
8
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
203
203
203
201
201
196
186
176
174
134
193
230
169
167
222
208
177
343
351
274
298
424
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:46AM1.49m
10:47PM1.90m
12:12PM1.57m
11:29PM1.89m
12:37PM1.64m
Low Tide
5:12AM-0.02m
4:54PM0.79m
5:43AM-0.02m
5:34PM0.67m
6:13AM0.02m
6:14PM0.55m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:55
7:53
 mm
Temp °C
14
19
19
20
21
17
15
15
15
18
17
18
17
14
13
12
13
17
16
19
17
12
Feels °C
12
16
16
17
20
17
14
14
14
16
13
15
16
12
11
9
11
14
13
16
13
9
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