
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 7AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
736 | 756 | 567 | 506 | 499 | 575 | 568 | 585 | 676 | 658 | 428 | 284 | 301 | 301 | 284 | 331 | 462 | 475 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:32PM1.85m | 1:23PM1.40m | 00:09AM1.80m | 1:50PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30PM0.82m | 6:36AM-0.13m | 6:12PM0.77m | 7:05AM-0.09m | 6:55PM0.72m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 |
627 | 441 | 436 | 506 | 499 | 575 | 568 | 527 | 245 | 159 | 186 | 214 | 301 | 301 | 239 | 236 | 148 | 183 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SW 15 | S 13 |
221 | 386 | 210 | 185 | 183 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 171 | 174 | 157 | 104 | 109 | 107 | 136 | 141 | 104 | 86 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | — | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 16 |
50 | 49 | 43 | 42 | 41 | — | 60 | 60 | 57 | 86 | 84 | 115 | — | — | — | — | 87 | 46 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
736 | 756 | 567 | 456 | 386 | 375 | 459 | 585 | 676 | 658 | 428 | 284 | 284 | 261 | 284 | 331 | 462 | 475 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 304 | 303 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 202 | 303 | 23 | 0 |
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