Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 10AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 416 | 334 | 262 | 192 | 166 | 156 | 145 | 309 | 433 | 563 | 644 | 589 | 558 | 488 | 580 | 557 | 450 | 367 | 309 | 314 | 309 | 381 | 429 | 516 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:02PM1.49m | 10:38AM1.92m | 11:54PM1.48m | 11:10AM2.01m | 00:48AM1.46m | 11:46AM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23AM0.50m | 5:23PM-0.09m | 4:59AM0.60m | 6:08PM-0.23m | 5:37AM0.71m | 6:55PM-0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 14 | NW 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 416 | 334 | 262 | 192 | 166 | 156 | 144 | 309 | 433 | 563 | 644 | 589 | 558 | 147 | 133 | 119 | 322 | 367 | 287 | 220 | 309 | 381 | 429 | 516 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 167 | 167 | 222 | 165 | 160 | 15 | 145 | 143 | 101 | 102 | 137 | 117 | 152 | 127 | 173 | 216 | 68 | 302 | 309 | 312 | 179 | 268 | 330 | 318 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 15 | WNW 16 | NNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 25 | 56 | 35 | 54 | 90 | 101 | 128 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 92 | 42 | 68 | 65 | 58 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 488 | 580 | 557 | 450 | — | — | 314 | 250 | 206 | 390 | 368 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 185 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 279 | 207 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 304 | 304 | 59 | 29 |
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