Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big River sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.7° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 21s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 21s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 11PM is: 1.0m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)--
Afternoon (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)21s
Evening (25 Jul)3ft (0.9m)21s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
21
1
SW
21
0.9
SSW
21
1
SW
20
1.1
SW
20
1.2
SW
20
1.2
SW
19
1.2
SSW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1051
890
784
761
872
1111
1100
1004
863
855
802
621
719
614
835
845
1068
1153
1203
1123
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:53PM1.76m
11:33AM1.22m
9:37PM1.80m
12:02PM1.26m
10:17PM1.84m
Low Tide
2:36PM0.96m
4:25AM-0.05m
3:26PM0.94m
5:01AM-0.09m
4:09PM0.91m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:32
8:31
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
14
13
14
13
13
15
15
15
13
13
13
12
12
15
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
14
14
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
12
13
11
11
13
12
11
12
11
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