Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big River sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.3° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 2AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (07 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
19
1.5
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
114
113
124
82
126
131
203
206
327
318
327
311
345
413
629
955
1114
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:27PM1.83m
8:05AM1.07m
6:28PM1.90m
9:23AM1.16m
7:33PM1.98m
Low Tide
1:08AM0.09m
11:38AM0.87m
2:15AM-0.07m
12:57PM0.93m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:20
8:19
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
12
15
15
15
13
13
13
12
14
16
16
17
15
13
Feels °C
11
9
10
10
11
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
13
13
13
15
13
11
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