Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big River sea temperature is
12.6°C
2.2° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 4AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (04 Sep)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.8
NW
10
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
674
875
875
866
850
835
759
651
569
659
651
635
733
612
806
796
786
525
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
0
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
6:39AM1.13m
4:57PM1.82m
8:09AM1.19m
6:12PM1.83m
Low Tide
11:32PM0.09m
10:16AM0.93m
00:48AM0.02m
11:43AM0.98m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:40
7:39
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
13
13
12
15
16
16
15
13
12
12
12
15
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
17
15
12
12
11
14
14
14
14
12
11
11
11
14
13
13
12
14
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