
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 12PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
422 | 417 | 411 | 339 | 305 | 309 | 314 | 395 | 544 | 544 | 584 | 525 | 603 | 596 | 596 | 596 | 644 | 1739 | 1501 | 1338 | 1314 | 1350 | 1466 | 2111 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:00AM1.22m | 2:42PM1.56m | 6:18AM1.22m | 3:41PM1.48m | 7:20AM1.26m | 4:55PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42AM1.04m | 10:29PM0.17m | 9:53AM1.08m | 11:31PM0.21m | 11:27AM1.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 6 | WNW 13 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | SSW 17 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
378 | 371 | 314 | 339 | 305 | 309 | 314 | 68 | 331 | 109 | 113 | 353 | 419 | 344 | 596 | 307 | 644 | 576 | 1501 | 1338 | 1314 | 590 | 590 | 487 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 19 | S 20 | S 19 |
422 | 417 | 411 | 171 | 163 | 169 | 39 | 348 | 544 | 373 | 333 | 525 | 603 | 596 | 197 | 596 | 589 | 99 | 619 | 597 | 590 | 184 | 276 | 273 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | WNW 18 | SSW 12 |
47 | 91 | 154 | 26 | 24 | 32 | 143 | 395 | 339 | 544 | 584 | 207 | 143 | 51 | 236 | 184 | 98 | 37 | 98 | 99 | 117 | 50 | 61 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 12 | — | — | — | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 95 | — | — | 116 | 151 | 253 | 393 | 472 | 512 | 1739 | — | — | — | 1350 | 1466 | 2111 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 29 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 129 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 277 | 82 | 23 | 19 |
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