Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big River sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.4° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 1PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (09 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
5
2
3
5
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
13
2.3
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
4
NW
10
4.5
NW
10
4
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
546
885
846
1718
1945
1249
1435
1684
1725
1915
2457
3020
3406
2723
2284
2388
2284
2378
1936
2763
2874
2343
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
40
NNW
45
NW
40
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
ENE
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
10:50AM1.80m
11:21PM1.58m
11:19AM1.85m
00:12AM1.51m
11:48AM1.86m
Low Tide
5:07PM0.15m
5:03AM0.38m
5:49PM0.04m
5:36AM0.52m
6:30PM-0.03m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
15
16
15
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
15
14
12
11
10
8
13
14
15
13
13
Feels °C
10
13
14
12
10
9
7
6
8
8
6
6
5
5
6
5
5
10
10
13
11
11
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