Big River surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 PDT
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Big River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Big River sea temperature is
11.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Big River today?

The current surf forecast for Big River at 12AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (20 Apr)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
0
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
W
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)14141413131315141312121212111111111110101010915
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)217210207235206198455104818441676149913101160861750592694460426530449422332372
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
0
WNW
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
5
SE
10
SE
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:07PM
1.30
12:58AM
1.96
3:12PM
1.23
1:46AM
1.90
4:25PM
1.19
2:41AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:46PM
0.63
8:15AM
-0.44
7:33PM
0.74
9:14AM
-0.39
8:31PM
0.82
10:18AM
-0.31
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise------6:31-------6:30-------6:28-
Sunset-7:55-------7:57-------7:58------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----211422-1-1121-11----
Temp. °C141413121312111112121211111111131211121111101011
Feels °C (?)89998711101010109999119810910887
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