Third Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.03° N 124.08° W

Third Reef, United States Weather Observations

Issued: 4 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Third Reef sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.9° 

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

25 km ENE158 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
0
18 °C-
-
-
-
0

Fortuna

60 km N60 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 212°)
5
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cape Mendocino- CA

64 km W3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
13.2 °C-
-


Fortuna

72 km N122 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudDry and cloudy
wind obs. (7 kph from 310 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
12 °C6
6
broken
overcast

Willits

82 km SE785 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at °)
0
22 °C-
-
-
-
0

SHIP160

83 km NW- m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
25
moderate winds from the N
(25 km/h at 360°)
12.8 °C-
-

no observation

SHIP900

83 km NW- m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
25
moderate winds from the N
(25 km/h at 360°)
12.8 °C-
-

no observation

SHIP1510

83 km NW- m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
20
moderate winds from the N
(22 km/h at 350°)
12.9 °C-
-

no observation

SHIP419

83 km NW- m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
25
moderate winds from the N
(25 km/h at 360°)
12.8 °C-
-

no observation

SHIP540

83 km NW- m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
25
moderate winds from the N
(25 km/h at 360°)
12.8 °C-
-

no observation

* 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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