Big River surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Big River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Big River sea temperature is
12.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Big River today?

The current surf forecast for Big River at 3PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (12 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (12 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.9
NW
2.1
NW
2.2
NW
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.6
NW
0.6
SSW
1.4
NW
0.7
WNW
1
NW
Period(s) (?)1010101010910101099988888988168128
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1320108810551037838641627591485495508586602604493481375290286319201264147123
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
NNW
5
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
NW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
5
N
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:32AM
1.37
9:19PM
1.32
8:33AM
1.40
9:43PM
1.44
9:29AM
1.42
10:07PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:26PM
0.06
2:47AM
0.61
3:04PM
0.07
3:32AM
0.41
3:39PM
0.11
4:16AM
0.19
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise6:43-------6:41-------6:39-------
Sunset---7:49-------7:50-------7:51----
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
221-1-------------------
Temp. °C101011111098881111111010987101010101099
Feels °C (?)677677565865355556545666
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