
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 1AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
428 | 543 | 512 | 499 | 499 | 499 | 493 | 487 | 481 | 392 | 353 | 353 | 348 | 348 | 344 | 349 | 358 | 439 | 439 | 429 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 2:54PM1.59m | 2:07AM1.71m | 3:35PM1.64m | 3:06AM1.48m | 4:17PM1.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15PM0.61m | 8:47AM-0.05m | 9:21PM0.55m | 9:27AM0.16m | 10:31PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
428 | 543 | 512 | 499 | 240 | 189 | 155 | 159 | 169 | 179 | 255 | 320 | 328 | 316 | 341 | 349 | 358 | 335 | 335 | 335 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
181 | 74 | 103 | 130 | 499 | 499 | 493 | 487 | 481 | 392 | 353 | 353 | 348 | 348 | 344 | 270 | 350 | 439 | 439 | 429 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 12 | SW 14 | NW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
103 | 175 | 83 | 25 | 130 | 69 | 241 | 362 | 366 | 379 | 334 | 284 | 129 | 62 | 198 | 203 | 256 | 242 | 186 | 183 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
221 | 284 | 261 | 292 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 304 | 304 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 277 | 82 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 196 | 29 | 19 | 0 |
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