Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Big River sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.5° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 12AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (30 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (30 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
7
3
NW
8
3
NW
7
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
2.3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
795
1068
1039
641
669
655
931
854
976
1058
1145
953
921
958
853
767
654
552
577
564
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
0
NE
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
WSW
0
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:00PM1.92m
2:38AM1.36m
1:40PM1.92m
3:49AM1.27m
2:27PM1.88m
Low Tide
7:58PM-0.07m
7:25AM0.74m
8:55PM-0.09m
8:08AM0.86m
10:00PM-0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
16
17
15
13
13
12
12
15
15
15
13
13
12
13
14
16
15
15
15
16
Feels °C
11
12
12
10
11
10
11
12
12
13
13
12
11
12
14
15
14
14
15
15
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