Big River surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 03 Apr 2026 PDT
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Big River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Big River sea temperature is
11.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Big River today?

The current surf forecast for Big River at 5AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
NW
2.3
NW
2
NW
1.9
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.8
S
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
NW
0.9
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)11101010109999101818181712121212111111111515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12911020753652524396328272284264227227225377458451436441400335323291348343
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
0
E
10
W
0
W
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
0
NE
5
NE
0
E
5
E
5
E
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononglassglassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:40AM
1.69
1:59PM
1.23
1:08AM
1.66
2:51PM
1.16
1:38AM
1.61
3:52PM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:27PM
0.49
7:28AM
-0.05
6:56PM
0.61
8:09AM
-0.04
7:26PM
0.72
8:54AM
-0.01
Fri
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise----6:54-------6:52-------6:52---
Sunset-------7:40-------7:42-------7:43
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121315141420161416161615151815141414131212141313
Feels °C (?)11101211101813131413131212161312121211910111010
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