Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Issued: 10 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Big River sea temperature is
12.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 2AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (20 Jun)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (20 Jun)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

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

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
2
2
1
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1.3
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NNW
10
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
2
NW
8
2
NW
9
2
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2.3
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
352
352
362
341
357
357
584
666
674
674
620
525
545
598
598
671
745
728
771
493
433
418
384
384
Wind (km/h)
0
WSW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:21AM1.54m
5:15PM1.56m
4:33AM1.32m
6:00PM1.62m
5:56AM1.14m
Low Tide
9:43PM0.71m
10:12AM-0.07m
11:02PM0.62m
10:58AM0.14m
00:22AM0.49m
11:44AM0.34m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:44
8:44
8:45
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
11
11
11
10
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
14
13
Feels °C
12
12
13
11
13
11
10
10
9
11
10
8
11
11
10
10
11
11
10
9
11
12
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
10
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.7
NW
9
1.6
NW
8
1.2
WNW
8
2
NW
8
2
NW
9
2
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
0.9
SSW
14
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
Energy kJ
278
278
290
341
356
327
320
666
674
450
316
166
545
598
598
671
367
728
611
493
433
418
384
384
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
15
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
Energy kJ
301
301
362
297
357
357
584
40
39
674
620
525
519
419
362
362
143
330
330
325
325
264
257
161
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
S
12
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
S
11
0.7
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
9
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
19
0.3
SSE
15
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
Energy kJ
352
352
273
240
176
170
66
19
20
38
76
98
149
149
149
148
43
216
280
276
276
209
178
174
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
10
1.5
NW
9
1.2
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
2.3
NW
9
2.4
NW
8
Energy kJ
341
373
140
135
745
771
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
4
2
1
3
4
3
4
3
3
1
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
202
944
944
23
0
0
0
0
202
304
59
13
0
0
0
0
202
277
82
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
4
3
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
7
7
6
6
8
6
5
5
5
5
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