
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (03 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 7PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1199 | 1199 | 1115 | 992 | 891 | 767 | 699 | 580 | 486 | 427 | 384 | 343 | 313 | 336 | 343 | 304 | 297 | 283 | 224 | 219 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:17PM1.65m | 3:23AM1.27m | 3:53PM1.71m | 4:42AM1.13m | 4:36PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34PM0.49m | 9:07AM0.43m | 10:41PM0.38m | 9:45AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
1199 | 1199 | 1115 | 992 | 891 | 767 | 699 | 580 | 486 | 427 | 384 | 343 | 313 | 336 | 343 | 304 | 297 | 283 | 224 | 219 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
43 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 65 | 40 | 88 | 85 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 56 | 56 | 61 | 100 | 73 | 73 | 99 | 99 | 96 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | SW 11 |
41 | 41 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 14 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 74 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 31 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 155 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 36 | 57 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 19 |
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