Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 5PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 17 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 493 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 650 | 545 | 567 | 595 | 632 | 659 | 678 | 1265 | 1387 | 1075 | 655 | 523 | 565 | 1302 | 783 | 769 | 672 | 496 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:32AM1.30m | 8:02PM1.57m | 9:57AM1.36m | 8:53PM1.62m | 10:20AM1.44m | 9:39PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12PM0.91m | 3:05AM0.15m | 2:59PM0.80m | 3:40AM0.13m | 3:41PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | NW 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 493 | 233 | 482 | 482 | 487 | 482 | 472 | 595 | 632 | 659 | 678 | 367 | 371 | 371 | 319 | 418 | 450 | 299 | 291 | 263 | 268 | 354 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 17 | WNW 9 | S 13 | NW 16 | NW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 27 | 482 | 53 | 29 | 129 | 284 | 567 | 482 | 395 | 376 | 302 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 371 | 371 | 367 | 9 | 9 | 326 | 318 | 258 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | S 13 | NW 18 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | 28 | 29 | 48 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 240 | — | 225 | 464 | 650 | 545 | 353 | 325 | 371 | 421 | 496 | 1265 | 1387 | 1075 | 655 | 523 | 565 | 1302 | 783 | 769 | 672 | 496 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 111 | 160 | 304 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 129 | 304 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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