Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (14 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 11PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 671 | 697 | 661 | 604 | 498 | 498 | 491 | 538 | 678 | 607 | 539 | 519 | 422 | 417 | 411 | 339 | 334 | 309 | 317 | 395 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:20PM1.73m | 3:48AM1.25m | 1:57PM1.65m | 5:00AM1.22m | 2:42PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:39PM0.04m | 7:54AM0.98m | 9:30PM0.11m | 8:42AM1.04m | 10:29PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 553 | 553 | 553 | 479 | 472 | 458 | 479 | 538 | 678 | 607 | 531 | 488 | 414 | 371 | 314 | 339 | 334 | 309 | 317 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | NW 6 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 671 | 697 | 661 | 604 | 498 | 498 | 491 | 498 | 519 | 539 | 539 | 519 | 422 | 417 | 411 | 169 | 51 | 169 | 314 | 348 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | S 23 | SW 23 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | NW 6 | WNW 11 | NW 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 49 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 40 | 35 | 31 | 11 | 21 | 51 | 47 | 47 | 91 | 154 | 42 | 163 | 42 | 304 | 395 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 29 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
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