
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 21s period with SSW swell.
- 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 11AM is: 1.2m 21s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 21s |
| 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 ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
544 | 807 | 1221 | 1221 | 1051 | 890 | 784 | 761 | 872 | 1111 | 1100 | 1004 | 863 | 855 | 802 | 621 | 719 | 719 | 835 | 845 | 1068 | 1153 | 1203 | 1216 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:58AM1.17m | 8:53PM1.76m | 11:33AM1.22m | 9:37PM1.80m | 12:02PM1.26m | 10:17PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44AM0.02m | 2:36PM0.96m | 4:25AM-0.05m | 3:26PM0.94m | 5:01AM-0.09m | 4:09PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
159 | 807 | 1221 | 1221 | 1051 | 890 | 784 | 761 | 872 | 1111 | 1100 | 1004 | 863 | 855 | 802 | 621 | 719 | 719 | 835 | 845 | 1068 | 1153 | 1203 | 1216 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 23 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
544 | 106 | 114 | 114 | 112 | 129 | 126 | 57 | 57 | 132 | 129 | 56 | 56 | 47 | 46 | 180 | 180 | 98 | 98 | 73 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 13 | NW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | — | — | SSW 12 |
151 | 128 | 125 | 117 | 193 | 73 | 58 | 41 | 39 | 57 | 103 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 45 | 84 | 49 | 25 | 25 | 18 | — | — | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 10 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 138 | 158 | — | — | 129 | 119 | 49 | 66 | 80 | 89 | 67 | 245 | 57 | 89 | 119 | 203 | 284 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 207 | 303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 305 | 277 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 277 | 277 | 82 | 0 |
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