Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 11PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 363 | 557 | 679 | 698 | 537 | 433 | 433 | 433 | 428 | 543 | 512 | 499 | 499 | 499 | 457 | 487 | 481 | 392 | 353 | 353 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 2:13PM1.53m | 1:13AM1.92m | 2:54PM1.59m | 2:07AM1.71m | 3:35PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14PM0.66m | 8:07AM-0.25m | 8:15PM0.61m | 8:47AM-0.05m | 9:21PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 286 | 283 | 309 | 368 | 448 | 433 | 433 | 433 | 428 | 543 | 512 | 499 | 499 | 221 | 206 | 218 | 231 | 237 | 285 | 345 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 159 | 159 | 157 | 153 | 141 | 177 | 296 | 181 | 181 | 74 | 103 | 130 | 130 | 499 | 457 | 487 | 481 | 392 | 353 | 353 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 12 | NW 12 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 30 | 14 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 75 | 74 | 104 | 103 | 126 | 83 | 25 | 51 | 99 | 241 | 362 | 366 | 379 | 334 | 284 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 363 | 557 | 679 | 698 | 537 | 432 | 375 | 355 | 371 | 387 | 387 | 361 | 240 | 292 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 304 | 303 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 304 | 304 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 277 | 82 | 19 | 0 |
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