Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Issued: 10 am 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big River sea temperature is
11.2° C

1.3°C colder than average 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 (15 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 24s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 21s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 4PM is: 0.6m 22s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jun)2ft (0.6m)24s
Afternoon (15 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (15 Jun)3ft (0.9m)21s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
2
3
4
3
2
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.8
SSW
15
1
S
15
0.9
SW
21
1
SW
21
1
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.9
SW
20
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1
SW
19
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
2
NW
10
2
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
444
444
288
435
658
890
890
658
652
575
738
959
1210
1100
949
715
635
719
799
790
790
781
784
800
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
0
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
0
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
0
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:09PM1.33m
11:34PM2.16m
1:59PM1.36m
00:27AM2.09m
2:49PM1.40m
1:22AM1.96m
Low Tide
6:09AM-0.62m
5:23PM0.79m
6:59AM-0.62m
6:20PM0.79m
7:48AM-0.56m
7:22PM0.77m
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5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
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8:43
8:43
8:44
8:44
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
13
13
11
11
10
10
12
13
13
13
12
10
10
11
Feels °C
10
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
11
10
12
12
10
11
9
9
11
11
11
12
12
9
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1
S
15
1
S
14
1
SW
21
1
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
1.1
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.5
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
2
NW
10
2
NW
10
Energy kJ
288
288
288
435
429
890
890
658
159
196
244
320
362
493
505
505
573
599
626
681
695
709
784
800
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.9
SW
21
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
NW
6
0.9
SW
21
0.9
SW
20
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1
SW
19
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
Energy kJ
62
47
48
38
658
417
313
70
652
575
738
959
1210
1100
949
715
635
719
799
790
790
781
772
754
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.6
S
12
0.6
SW
22
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
S
13
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
Energy kJ
444
444
106
407
37
36
35
243
239
239
239
187
187
184
181
176
246
261
264
264
264
261
257
194
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
29
202
277
160
0
0
0
7
0
57
54
7
0
0
0
7
29
36
57
7
0
0
19
13
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
4
4
4
5
6
9
7
6
6
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