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Big River Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Mendocino County (14 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Big River surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 10 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Big River today?
The current surf forecast for Big River at 12AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 427 | 367 | 348 | 283 | 397 | 499 | 499 | 499 | 397 | 372 | 377 | 382 | 387 | 393 | 449 | 833 | 725 | 694 | 612 | 627 | 616 | 612 | 528 | 506 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:27PM 1.15 | 6:23AM 1.35 | 8:55PM 1.23 | 7:32AM 1.37 | 9:19PM 1.32 | 8:33AM 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:53PM 0.09 | 12:47AM 0.90 | 1:44PM 0.08 | 1:54AM 0.78 | 2:26PM 0.06 | 2:47AM 0.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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