Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big River sea temperature is
12.1° C
1.0° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 4AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Afternoon (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (08 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
603
651
651
651
651
491
622
667
864
908
796
731
854
719
854
1081
1339
1220
1028
875
897
875
952
1055
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
5
N
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
5:31PM1.66m
6:13AM1.04m
6:13PM1.77m
7:51AM1.03m
7:00PM1.88m
9:17AM1.09m
Low Tide
00:24AM0.40m
11:15AM0.54m
1:31AM0.18m
12:08PM0.69m
2:32AM-0.04m
1:09PM0.79m
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clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:44
8:44
8:43
8:43
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
13
12
13
12
11
10
10
11
14
14
14
Feels °C
6
9
9
7
9
8
9
8
8
8
8
7
9
9
8
9
8
8
7
8
9
10
10
11
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