Third Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.03° N 124.08° W

Issued: 10 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Third Reef sea temperature is
12.0° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for Third Reef based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Third Reef right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Third Reef

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Benbow wx

26 km ENE158 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
0
34 °C-
-
-
-
0

Fortuna

60 km N60 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 248°)
10
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cape Mendocino- CA

64 km W3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
13.3 °C-
-


Fortuna

72 km N122 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearClear
wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
16 °C14
14


Eureka

83 km N43 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
light winds from the NNE
(6 km/h at 25°)
15
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

BUOY-HBYC1

83 km N3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


BUOY-NJLC1

84 km N3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
15
light winds from the NNW
(13 km/h at 340°)
- °C-
-


BUOY-HBXC1

84 km N3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Mendocino

86 km SSE150 m above sea level

53 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 152°)
10
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Eel River Buoy

87 km NW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
30
fresh winds from the N
(32 km/h at 350°)
13.3 °C-
-


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Third Reef and within an acceptable time window.

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