Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big River sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.3° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 5PM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)3ft (0.9m)19s
Afternoon (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Evening (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
1.9
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.7
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
584
525
603
596
596
596
713
713
1527
1411
1207
1338
1857
1885
1828
1450
1256
1029
857
681
503
706
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
Wind State
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:18AM1.22m
3:41PM1.48m
7:20AM1.26m
4:55PM1.42m
8:01AM1.32m
6:13PM1.40m
Low Tide
9:53AM1.08m
11:31PM0.21m
11:27AM1.06m
00:30AM0.23m
12:49PM0.98m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:26
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7:28
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6:32
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6:31
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6:30
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Temp °C
15
18
16
15
13
12
12
11
10
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
13
Feels °C
12
14
12
12
12
10
10
9
8
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
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