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Big River surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA
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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
12.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Big River today?
The current surf forecast for Big River at 1AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 19 | NW 18 | WNW 17 | |
508 | 501 | 487 | 447 | 427 | 451 | 444 | 330 | 309 | 327 | 255 | 247 | 177 | 174 | 189 | 157 | 166 | 180 | 257 | 316 | 270 | 247 | 455 | 386 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 9:05PM1.52m | 8:59AM1.32m | 9:37PM1.61m | 9:59AM1.29m | 10:07PM1.67m | 10:53AM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19PM0.04m | 3:06AM0.37m | 3:02PM0.15m | 3:56AM0.19m | 3:40PM0.27m | 4:39AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 11 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
165 | 501 | 487 | 447 | 427 | 255 | 230 | 206 | 309 | 278 | 255 | 247 | 130 | 159 | 189 | 152 | 166 | 137 | 257 | 316 | 270 | 247 | 253 | 233 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 18 | WNW 11 |
508 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 451 | 444 | 330 | 45 | 45 | 48 | 77 | 177 | 174 | 163 | 157 | 45 | 180 | 180 | 113 | 154 | 186 | 455 | 143 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | S 11 | NW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | NNW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 11 | WNW 17 |
47 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 35 | 36 | 40 | 22 | 77 | 27 | 44 | 45 | 21 | 32 | 22 | 40 | 184 | 231 | 149 | 386 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 165 | 239 | 250 | 287 | — | — | — | 230 | 327 | 156 | 157 | — | 82 | 40 | 40 | 156 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 304 | 306 | 82 | 34 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 303 | 944 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 202 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 |
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