Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 6AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SW 15 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 14 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 496 | 361 | 447 | 544 | 875 | 738 | 676 | 568 | 515 | 400 | 335 | 232 | 377 | 1667 | 1829 | 2191 | 2037 | 1552 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:39PM1.65m | 10:42AM1.53m | 10:23PM1.66m | 11:05AM1.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11AM0.14m | 4:20PM0.52m | 4:41AM0.17m | 4:59PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 341 | 360 | 247 | 544 | 875 | 738 | 676 | 568 | 515 | 400 | 335 | 226 | 377 | 1667 | 232 | 257 | 282 | 201 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 11 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 318 | 314 | 447 | 159 | 272 | 272 | 268 | 261 | 200 | 191 | 186 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 10 | WNW 13 | S 10 | S 12 | — | — | SW 18 |
| kJ | 16 | 32 | 314 | 314 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 58 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 496 | 361 | 344 | 226 | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 46 | — | 1829 | 2191 | 2037 | 1552 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 303 | 304 | 303 | 59 |
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