Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (10 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 11PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 493 | 553 | 534 | 502 | 489 | 483 | 483 | 558 | 551 | 459 | 435 | 424 | 418 | 372 | 412 | 350 | 305 | 301 | 424 | 348 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:34AM1.66m | 11:20PM1.84m | 12:06PM1.74m | 00:10AM1.74m | 12:37PM1.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12PM0.39m | 5:42AM0.04m | 6:00PM0.27m | 6:16AM0.19m | 6:46PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | NW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 493 | 553 | 534 | 225 | 489 | 483 | 483 | 558 | 551 | 459 | 435 | 424 | 418 | 372 | 412 | 350 | 305 | 194 | 297 | 245 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | WNW 10 | SSW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 12 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 9 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 157 | 119 | 144 | 502 | 113 | 82 | 51 | 34 | 57 | 19 | 74 | 86 | 71 | 49 | 82 | 162 | 64 | 301 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 10 | WNW 11 | WSW 18 | WNW 10 | WSW 16 | S 8 | WSW 16 | SSW 7 | NW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | NW 10 | WSW 13 | NW 11 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 71 | 98 | 119 | 128 | 143 | 63 | 67 | 53 | 31 | 85 | 11 | 29 | 72 | 77 | 44 | 59 | 96 | 34 | 50 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 115 | 112 | 135 | — | 255 | 373 | 311 | 345 | 292 | 423 | 412 | 361 | 284 | 220 | 136 | 92 | 73 | 50 | 424 | 348 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 82 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 277 | 303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 166 | 279 | 82 | 0 |
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