Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (30 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 8PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 20 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 768 | 604 | 632 | 537 | 522 | 522 | 515 | 515 | 508 | 508 | 508 | 501 | 522 | 870 | 870 | 859 | 848 | 724 | 817 | 1281 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:08PM1.93m | 5:05AM1.36m | 3:12PM1.80m | 6:11AM1.41m | 4:28PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43PM-0.22m | 9:15AM1.00m | 10:47PM-0.13m | 10:45AM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 768 | 604 | 632 | 537 | 522 | 522 | 515 | 515 | 508 | 508 | 508 | 501 | 522 | 870 | 870 | 859 | 848 | 724 | 817 | 756 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | WNW 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 5 | WNW 20 |
| kJ | 131 | 177 | 81 | 81 | 132 | 109 | 93 | 84 | 80 | 78 | 65 | 178 | 151 | 147 | 196 | 193 | 190 | 149 | 40 | 1281 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 18 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | SW 5 | NW 7 | NW 23 | WNW 22 | WNW 22 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 180 | 31 | 140 | 133 | 101 | 126 | 126 | 81 | 260 | 251 | 249 | 249 | 37 | 27 | 4 | 26 | 140 | 317 | 589 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 7 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 118 | 12 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 64 | 21 | 62 | 36 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 202 | 277 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 273 | 0 | 0 |
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