Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Issued: 4 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Big River sea temperature is
11.5° C

1.2°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 (22 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 9PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)--
Afternoon (22 Jun)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (22 Jun)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
319
327
349
349
341
330
229
198
183
306
391
383
344
454
454
448
443
689
657
724
598
479
412
487
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
0
NW
0
NE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
15
NW
10
NW
0
SSW
0
N
0
S
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:43PM1.67m
7:28AM1.04m
7:24PM1.71m
8:57AM1.03m
8:02PM1.74m
10:11AM1.07m
Low Tide
11:44AM0.34m
1:34AM0.33m
12:32PM0.53m
2:34AM0.17m
1:20PM0.69m
3:24AM0.04m
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part cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:45
8:45
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
13
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
11
12
13
Feels °C
10
10
9
11
10
9
10
10
10
11
9
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
11
10
9
8
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1.2
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.4
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.1
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
Energy kJ
319
327
349
349
341
277
227
198
183
141
137
130
147
109
128
156
221
335
657
475
376
295
371
487
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
0.2
SSE
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.3
WNW
11
Energy kJ
257
161
154
268
330
330
229
154
116
306
275
272
272
454
454
448
443
689
13
63
99
99
99
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
178
174
181
114
154
154
154
173
171
298
391
383
344
239
272
268
268
13
14
13
13
5
12
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2
NW
7
2
NW
7
Energy kJ
638
724
598
479
412
400
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
277
82
29
0
0
0
0
85
277
277
29
0
0
0
7
57
84
648
160
59
29
29
82
202
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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