
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (18 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 9PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
580 | 517 | 517 | 496 | 489 | 558 | 471 | 447 | 435 | 424 | 352 | 352 | 362 | 348 | 357 | 357 | 584 | 666 | 674 | 674 | 620 | 525 | 519 | 475 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:39PM1.44m | 2:19AM1.76m | 4:27PM1.50m | 3:21AM1.54m | 5:15PM1.56m | 4:33AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29PM0.75m | 9:25AM-0.27m | 9:43PM0.71m | 10:12AM-0.07m | 11:02PM0.62m | 10:58AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 |
580 | 517 | 517 | 415 | 398 | 350 | 350 | 321 | 321 | 321 | 321 | 321 | 334 | 348 | 356 | 327 | 281 | 275 | 327 | 437 | 440 | 324 | 333 | 475 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
508 | 502 | 502 | 496 | 489 | 558 | 471 | 447 | 435 | 424 | 301 | 301 | 362 | 297 | 357 | 357 | 584 | 666 | 674 | 674 | 620 | 525 | 519 | 419 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 20 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | SSW 20 |
168 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 162 | 162 | 157 | 109 | 105 | 251 | 352 | 352 | 273 | 240 | 176 | 170 | 66 | 63 | 39 | 38 | 151 | 75 | 75 | 149 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 36 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 82 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 340 | 944 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 202 |
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