Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Issued: 4 am 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big River sea temperature is
10.2° C

2.2°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 (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 11AM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 3.0m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)18s
Afternoon (10 Jun)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (10 Jun)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 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
18
1.4
S
18
1.4
S
18
1.4
S
18
3.5
NW
8
4
NW
8
4
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1342
1243
1229
1215
1529
1996
2167
1816
1646
1537
1336
1243
1306
1609
1643
1248
970
772
602
532
569
623
772
1074
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:52AM1.07m
7:45PM1.76m
9:11AM1.10m
8:25PM1.90m
10:20AM1.16m
9:08PM2.02m
Low Tide
1:57AM0.30m
1:00PM0.46m
2:50AM0.04m
1:49PM0.58m
3:41AM-0.21m
2:41PM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:40
8:40
8:42
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
11
13
13
14
14
12
11
11
14
16
16
15
14
13
13
12
14
13
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
7
5
7
7
6
7
8
8
8
8
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
13
12
11
13
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
18
1.4
S
18
1.4
S
18
1.4
S
18
1.4
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
18
1.3
S
17
1.3
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
16
1
S
15
2.5
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
0.9
SSW
14
Energy kJ
1342
1243
1229
1215
1245
1231
1027
935
762
743
743
743
734
734
604
471
970
772
602
532
569
623
772
346
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.2
WNW
16
0.4
NW
14
0.4
NW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.1
S
23
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
0.4
SSW
20
Energy kJ
84
84
67
44
25
54
54
42
21
10
17
35
360
355
350
429
429
429
423
127
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.2
WNW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.1
S
12
0.1
W
18
0.1
S
22
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.3
S
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
Energy kJ
12
25
65
65
3
6
9
17
35
106
112
71
75
127
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
3.5
NW
8
4
NW
8
4
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
Energy kJ
1024
919
897
1039
1529
1996
2167
1816
1646
1537
1336
1243
1306
1609
1643
1248
1074
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
3
3
4
Distance (km)
59
39
59
183
202
303
202
29
39
0
0
175
160
340
85
0
0
0
0
85
340
39
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
8
9
8
7
5
7
6
6
5
6
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
4
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