Big River surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 15 Nov 2025 PST
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Big River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Big River sea temperature is
13.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Big River today?

The current surf forecast for Big River at 12AM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (16 Nov)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (16 Nov)7ft (2.1m)13s

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

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Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
0
2
5
5
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.5
WNW
3.5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
Period(s) (?)12111111111112131313131411111111111111121111119
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1435136213381242120799193913851452159421874092604567885620485342352774293027042487227420861914
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSW
15
NW
0
SSW
5
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
glassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:18PM
1.30
8:16AM
1.77
9:17PM
1.30
8:43AM
1.81
10:09PM
1.30
9:09AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:45AM
0.52
2:59PM
0.21
2:21AM
0.64
3:37PM
0.08
2:55AM
0.75
Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Sunrise----6:58--------7:00-------7:01--
Sunset-------4:59-------4:59-------4:58
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1312131313131314141211111111121212111098111213
Feels °C (?)12111313121111111191110754558865779
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