Third Reef surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 PDT
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Third Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Third Reef sea temperature is
12.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Third Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Third Reef at 10PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)--
Afternoon (03 May)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (03 May)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
15
1.3
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
487
604
773
742
1057
1042
969
863
734
722
560
587
518
419
387
322
322
265
242
225
223
239
310
310
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
SSE
5
S
5
WSW
5
SW
0
WSW
5
SSW
0
SE
5
N
0
NNW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
W
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
2:08PM1.32m
00:37AM1.76m
2:54PM1.28m
1:09AM1.71m
3:43PM1.23m
1:44AM1.65m
Low Tide
6:46PM0.81m
7:55AM-0.22m
7:17PM0.89m
8:36AM-0.16m
7:52PM0.94m
9:20AM-0.10m
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:13
6:11
6:09
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8:12
8:13
8:14
8:15
2
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
10
10
11
12
11
12
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
12
12
12
10
12
11
11
10
9
9
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
9
1.1
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
15
1.3
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.8
SSW
16
Energy kJ
216
604
773
742
1057
1042
969
863
734
722
560
587
518
419
387
322
322
265
242
225
173
173
126
310
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
16
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
WNW
11
Energy kJ
487
142
95
78
86
84
121
121
125
209
166
169
127
129
179
195
168
264
214
217
223
239
310
123
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.6
WNW
12
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.2
S
10
0.4
NNW
8
0.2
S
10
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SW
18
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
Energy kJ
67
90
70
116
50
81
80
80
82
8
24
8
70
71
70
105
150
13
13
13
14
50
120
229
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
120
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
0
0
0
0
0
0
193
283
116
84
0
0
0
0
195
Best forecast wave conditions in Humboldt County
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
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