Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big River sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.7° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 3AM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (29 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (29 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
4
3
3
3
1
0
1
3
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
2.3
NW
7
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
2.4
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
885
798
780
848
643
539
539
717
756
756
582
506
499
575
568
585
796
621
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:55PM1.86m
12:56PM1.34m
11:32PM1.85m
1:23PM1.40m
Low Tide
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
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
15
14
13
13
14
16
15
15
14
13
13
12
13
15
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
12
12
11
11
12
13
11
11
12
11
11
10
12
12
10
12
10
11
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