Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big River sea temperature is
14.6° C
1.0° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 1PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)4ft (1.2m)17s
Afternoon (28 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)18s
Evening (28 Jul)4ft (1.2m)17s

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 Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
3
1
0
2
2
3
3
2
3
1
1
3
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
2.3
NW
7
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
789
932
943
1081
885
687
780
735
643
539
539
676
796
775
617
512
499
575
585
585
756
756
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
20
NW
35
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:29PM1.30m
10:55PM1.86m
12:56PM1.34m
11:32PM1.85m
1:23PM1.40m
Low Tide
5:34AM-0.13m
4:50PM0.87m
6:06AM-0.14m
5:30PM0.82m
6:36AM-0.13m
6:12PM0.77m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:30
8:29
 mm
Temp °C
13
16
17
17
16
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
12
13
15
14
17
15
13
Feels °C
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
8
14
11
10
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