Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Issued: 4 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Big River sea temperature is
11.5° C

1.6°C colder than average for this time of year

Big River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Big River today (01 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 11PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)--
Afternoon (01 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (01 Jul)11ft (3.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
2.3
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.9
NW
7
2.1
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2.1
NW
7
2.3
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
7
2
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1597
1962
2010
1738
1370
1526
1002
798
714
694
765
728
512
392
512
383
403
483
565
565
452
432
413
435
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
2:11PM1.28m
00:22AM1.77m
2:44PM1.31m
1:00AM1.70m
3:16PM1.36m
1:41AM1.59m
Low Tide
6:24PM0.89m
7:39AM-0.19m
7:09PM0.88m
8:13AM-0.13m
7:59PM0.86m
8:45AM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:45
8:45
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
12
11
10
10
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
10
11
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
13
Feels °C
10
10
9
9
8
9
11
10
10
10
10
9
10
8
10
10
11
10
11
10
10
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
1.8
NW
8
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
1.9
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
Energy kJ
240
232
268
264
264
1143
1002
798
714
232
144
176
191
144
373
140
142
209
284
288
288
220
413
435
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
21
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SSW
19
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
S
18
0.6
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Energy kJ
44
45
45
44
73
264
261
203
162
65
102
160
246
158
142
56
42
42
42
41
74
73
92
129
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
20
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
S
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.4
SSW
18
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
21
0.4
NW
14
0.4
WNW
14
Energy kJ
6
44
11
30
17
125
192
125
72
26
25
23
22
22
102
22
21
9
9
45
89
89
48
71
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
2.3
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.9
NW
7
2.1
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2.1
NW
7
2.3
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
7
2
NW
8
Energy kJ
1597
1962
2010
1738
1370
1526
694
765
728
512
392
512
383
403
483
565
565
452
432
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
Distance (km)
617
648
0
0
0
0
0
54
59
160
0
0
0
0
0
202
648
160
23
0
0
0
19
202
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
7
4
5
5
5
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