Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big River sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.6° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 8PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.2m 19s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)--
Afternoon (11 Oct)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (11 Oct)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
1.3
WNW
18
1.5
WNW
18
1.6
WNW
17
1.5
WNW
16
1.4
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
16
1.4
WNW
15
1.4
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.2
SSW
17
1.4
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1869
2358
2316
2120
1649
1316
1081
1309
1454
1122
945
1054
1054
1027
807
774
774
774
827
774
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
0
NNE
5
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
High Tide
11:48AM1.86m
1:01AM1.45m
12:17PM1.84m
1:52AM1.38m
12:47PM1.80m
Low Tide
6:30PM-0.03m
6:09AM0.66m
7:10PM-0.04m
6:42AM0.78m
7:53PM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
15
12
11
11
10
10
14
13
13
11
11
10
9
9
14
12
13
12
13
Feels °C
9
11
10
8
8
7
7
12
11
11
10
9
8
7
7
12
9
10
11
10
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