Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big River sea temperature is
12.2° C
1.1° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 1AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (14 Jul)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (14 Jul)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
3
3
3
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
3
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.9
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
0.5
WNW
20
0.6
WNW
19
0.6
WNW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
383
345
432
392
318
344
218
200
195
226
284
317
308
287
263
248
290
385
480
422
299
216
289
286
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
12:06PM1.34m
10:34PM2.20m
12:49PM1.40m
11:27PM2.17m
1:31PM1.47m
00:20AM2.08m
Low Tide
4:19PM0.81m
5:56AM-0.53m
5:17PM0.76m
6:41AM-0.50m
6:15PM0.71m
7:25AM-0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:42
8:40
8:40
8:39
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
14
13
13
12
11
11
10
11
13
Feels °C
11
10
12
11
11
12
12
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
11
9
9
9
10
10
9
10
10
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