Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big River sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.0° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 12PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (27 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (27 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
1.6
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
1.1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
174
134
134
132
171
203
263
167
206
232
351
443
566
584
485
531
352
759
887
877
756
885
679
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
0
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
N
5
N
10
N
20
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:02PM1.47m
11:19PM1.79m
12:26PM1.55m
11:59PM1.74m
12:51PM1.62m
Low Tide
5:28AM-0.01m
5:16PM0.63m
5:56AM0.02m
5:57PM0.54m
6:25AM0.10m
6:39PM0.44m
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clear
clear
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clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:52
7:51
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
15
16
15
13
13
13
12
13
15
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
14
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
14
12
12
13
13
12
12
13
12
11
12
13
11
11
12
13
11
10
10
11
11
10
9
9
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