Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big River sea temperature is
15.7°C
2.4° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 12PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.0m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (03 Nov)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (03 Nov)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
5
5
7
6
6
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
16
2.2
WNW
16
2.2
WNW
16
2.1
WNW
16
2.1
WNW
15
2
WNW
15
2.1
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
14
2
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
13
2.4
W
13
1.8
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
15
2
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
14
3
WNW
14
3.5
WNW
18
3.5
WNW
17
3.5
WNW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3152
3118
2359
2359
1997
1846
1626
1724
1700
1516
1752
1962
1028
1240
1102
729
503
497
636
1624
1933
2707
3716
3823
8469
7795
7440
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
N
20
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
ENE
10
N
5
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:52AM1.59m
6:16PM1.47m
7:31AM1.69m
7:31PM1.43m
8:05AM1.79m
8:37PM1.40m
Low Tide
11:50PM0.07m
12:35PM0.68m
00:43AM0.19m
1:39PM0.47m
1:29AM0.31m
2:31PM0.27m
2:11AM0.44m
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cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
14
12
14
15
15
14
14
13
12
11
14
15
14
14
13
12
11
11
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
11
11
9
10
10
11
11
12
11
10
8
12
11
10
11
11
10
9
8
12
10
10
11
11
9
8
8
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