
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 24s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 24s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 7AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 24s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 24s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
210 | 204 | 204 | 568 | 801 | 801 | 704 | 563 | 544 | 807 | 1221 | 1221 | 1051 | 890 | 784 | 761 | 969 | 1111 | 1100 | 1004 | 863 | 855 | 802 | 621 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:11AM1.12m | 8:07PM1.73m | 10:58AM1.17m | 8:53PM1.76m | 11:33AM1.22m | 9:37PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57AM0.10m | 1:37PM0.95m | 3:44AM0.02m | 2:36PM0.96m | 4:25AM-0.05m | 3:26PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
210 | 93 | 97 | 204 | 141 | 141 | 123 | 163 | 159 | 807 | 1221 | 1221 | 1051 | 890 | 784 | 761 | 969 | 1111 | 1100 | 1004 | 863 | 855 | 802 | 621 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 9 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 21 |
69 | 204 | 204 | 90 | 801 | 801 | 704 | 563 | 544 | 106 | 114 | 114 | 112 | 109 | 126 | 118 | 132 | 132 | 129 | 56 | 56 | 47 | 46 | 180 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | SW 24 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 |
171 | 131 | 76 | 568 | 201 | 154 | 154 | 114 | 151 | 128 | 125 | 117 | 193 | 73 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 103 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 45 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | 129 | 119 | 59 | 100 | 177 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 305 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 279 | 196 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 277 | 303 | 0 | 0 |
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