
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 6PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
270 | 270 | 412 | 330 | 326 | 342 | 485 | 663 | 663 | 615 | 428 | 531 | 603 | 651 | 651 | 651 | 651 | 491 | 622 | 667 | 796 | 885 | 676 | 617 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:54PM1.57m | 4:40AM1.15m | 5:31PM1.66m | 6:13AM1.04m | 6:13PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53AM0.22m | 11:13PM0.59m | 10:31AM0.38m | 00:24AM0.40m | 11:15AM0.54m | 1:31AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | |
— | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:43 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 20 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
270 | 270 | 270 | 244 | 235 | 179 | 253 | 663 | 663 | 485 | 200 | 531 | 603 | 651 | 651 | 651 | 651 | 491 | 622 | 667 | 643 | 635 | 407 | 499 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | NW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | NW 10 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
184 | 184 | 412 | 174 | 326 | 261 | 172 | 596 | 596 | 255 | 314 | 140 | 112 | 220 | 188 | 188 | 142 | 174 | 125 | 119 | 118 | 118 | 91 | 87 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | S 8 | SSW 15 | S 8 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — |
264 | 246 | 180 | 330 | 256 | 342 | 485 | 261 | 322 | 28 | 428 | 5 | 188 | 1 | 43 | 51 | 67 | 68 | — | — | — | — | 117 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
— | — | — | — | 251 | 281 | 327 | 293 | 293 | 615 | 176 | 275 | 253 | 341 | 284 | 263 | 233 | 240 | 368 | 658 | 796 | 885 | 676 | 617 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 648 | 277 | 304 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 277 | 304 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 304 | 303 | 0 | 59 | 29 | 29 |
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