Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 11AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 539 | 400 | 400 | 394 | 394 | 321 | 229 | 217 | 204 | 201 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 163 | 184 | 151 | 154 | 252 | 246 | 165 | 157 | 137 | 175 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:31AM1.53m | 1:48PM1.75m | 2:27AM1.39m | 2:22PM1.79m | 3:33AM1.25m | 3:02PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23AM0.35m | 8:15PM0.26m | 7:55AM0.51m | 9:11PM0.20m | 8:31AM0.67m | 10:17PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 413 | 300 | 244 | 194 | 152 | 115 | 84 | 84 | 59 | 201 | 198 | 198 | 173 | 167 | 163 | 184 | 127 | 122 | 101 | 120 | 165 | 157 | 137 | 169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 5 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 405 | 400 | 400 | 394 | 394 | 321 | 229 | 217 | 204 | 57 | 30 | 38 | 198 | 198 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 21 | 246 | 87 | 86 | 121 | 175 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SW 4 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 60 | 60 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 45 | 41 | 10 | 154 | 252 | 89 | 132 | 130 | 129 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | WSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 539 | 383 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 19 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 304 | 305 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 54 | 57 | 36 | 7 | 7 |
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