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Big River surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA
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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
12.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Big River today?
The current surf forecast for Big River at 5PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 20 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | |
242 | 176 | 530 | 255 | 436 | 404 | 220 | 207 | 268 | 264 | 253 | 257 | 356 | 398 | 420 | 427 | 446 | 541 | 445 | 720 | 885 | 552 | 355 | 620 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:37PM1.17m | 4:18AM1.31m | 7:15PM1.24m | 5:35AM1.24m | 7:45PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56AM0.01m | 10:56PM0.93m | 11:47AM0.05m | 00:21AM0.83m | 12:35PM0.10m | 1:28AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | |
— | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:16 | |
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Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SSW 17 |
242 | 176 | 100 | 169 | 164 | 209 | 193 | 188 | 268 | 162 | 143 | 257 | 356 | 398 | 420 | 191 | 446 | 541 | 343 | 123 | 246 | 214 | 281 | 432 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SW 11 |
85 | 84 | 83 | 65 | 42 | 150 | 207 | 207 | 110 | 264 | 226 | 120 | 86 | 86 | 78 | 427 | 368 | 312 | 204 | 85 | 103 | 243 | 226 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 13 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | S 14 |
111 | 105 | 31 | 75 | 75 | 42 | 25 | 35 | 180 | 207 | 253 | 218 | 169 | 261 | 261 | 186 | 14 | 123 | 123 | 69 | 29 | 142 | 83 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 10 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
86 | 83 | 530 | 255 | 436 | 404 | 220 | 151 | 128 | 111 | 141 | 182 | 213 | 298 | 275 | 308 | 298 | 223 | 445 | 720 | 885 | 552 | 355 | 620 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 277 | 304 | 303 | 273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 277 | 304 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 202 | 304 | 202 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
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