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Big River surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA
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Big River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Big River sea temperature is
9.1° C
(Which is 3.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Big River today?
The current surf forecast for Big River at 3PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
598 | 486 | 851 | 651 | 833 | 964 | 640 | 453 | 964 | 1047 | 1047 | 948 | 853 | 612 | 567 | 465 | 341 | 284 | 203 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:11PM1.34m | 3:36AM1.59m | 6:06PM1.40m | 4:52AM1.41m | 6:55PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56AM-0.36m | 9:53PM0.81m | 10:52AM-0.21m | 11:21PM0.73m | 11:48AM-0.05m | 00:45AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | |
— | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:29 | |
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Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
341 | 486 | 851 | 651 | 833 | 964 | 640 | 450 | 964 | 1047 | 1047 | 948 | 853 | 612 | 567 | 465 | 341 | 284 | 203 | 145 | 111 | 105 | 89 | 89 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | WNW 11 | SW 19 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
303 | 382 | 184 | 207 | 138 | 116 | 234 | 453 | 154 | 209 | 154 | 154 | 104 | 115 | 97 | 182 | 139 | 125 | 139 | 139 | 120 | 120 | 115 | 110 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 13 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
79 | 303 | 113 | 113 | 116 | 53 | 115 | 147 | 109 | 107 | 109 | 109 | 152 | 103 | 109 | 150 | 162 | 201 | 203 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
598 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 160 | 160 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 57 | 57 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 57 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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