Secret spot?We can hide it! Big Rock Surf Forecast / United-States – San Diego County / USA6 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 09 am Wednesday 15 Feb 2012Big Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots. |
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| Largest waves (m) & direction (?) |
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| Period (s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | ||||||
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| Wind State (?) | cross- on |
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off | glass | cross- on |
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Big Rock blow from the N
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High Tide / height (m) |
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5:45PM 0.90 |
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4:26AM 1.62 |
6:46PM 1.02 |
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5:33AM 1.69 |
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7:27PM 1.14 |
6:29AM 1.76 |
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8:01PM 1.24 |
7:16AM 1.79 |
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8:31PM 1.32 |
7:57AM 1.78 |
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9:00PM 1.38 |
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Low Tide / height (m) |
10:57AM 0.03 |
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9:42PM 0.71 |
12:03PM -0.11 |
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11:13PM 0.67 |
12:53PM -0.23 |
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12:18AM 0.58 |
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1:34PM -0.29 |
1:08AM 0.46 |
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2:10PM -0.30 |
1:52AM 0.37 |
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2:42PM -0.27 |
2:31AM 0.29 |
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Note: the tide data above is for Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, California which is 11 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Big Rock. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph. |
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Today's Big Rock sea temperature is 14.3 °C (Statistics for 15 Feb 1981-2005 - mean: 14.3 max: 15.8 min: 12.6 °C) |
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| Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night) Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning) | Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Mostly dry Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night) Wind will be generally light | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Summary | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | ||||||
| Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| High °C | 13 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 13 | ||||||
| Low °C | 12 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 11 | ||||||
| Chill °C (?) | 10 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 12 | ||||||
| Sunrise | 6:39 | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | ||||||
| Sunset | - | 17:37 | - | - | 17:37 | - | - | 17:38 | - | - | 17:39 | - | - | 17:40 | - | - | 17:42 | - | ||||||
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Free Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Big Rock surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site…. Click here to get the code.
View detailed surf forecast for Big Rock at:
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Information about the Big Rock Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Big Rock provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 6 days. A general guide to surfing at Big Rock can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Big Rock surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Big Rock) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Big Rock may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Are you planning a vacation in San Diego County? If you are looking for accommodation near Big Rock, camping, hotels and condos and appartments in San Diego County, consider staying in Santa Monica which is 11 km (7 miles) away. Other places in and around San Diego County where you can find information about places to rent, and car hire include Calabasas which is 14 km (9 miles) away, Agoura, Agoura Hills and Beverly Hills.
