Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big River sea temperature is
12.3° C
1.1° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 6PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
14
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
13
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
310
258
255
362
436
367
362
299
314
310
203
529
521
278
273
248
235
259
270
173
166
213
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
0
W
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
E
0
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
0
NW
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:59PM1.69m
5:39AM1.09m
5:43PM1.69m
7:20AM1.02m
6:30PM1.69m
Low Tide
10:06AM0.38m
11:45PM0.41m
10:48AM0.59m
00:57AM0.31m
11:35AM0.76m
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cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:37
8:36
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
16
16
15
13
15
16
17
15
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
15
16
15
13
14
14
15
13
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