Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big River sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.2° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 7PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
24
0.9
SW
24
0.9
SW
24
0.8
SSW
24
0.7
SW
24
0.7
SW
23
0.9
SSW
22
1.2
SSW
21
1.2
SSW
21
1.1
SW
21
1
SW
21
0.9
SSW
21
1
SW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
233
229
226
223
210
204
204
568
801
801
704
563
544
807
1221
1221
1051
890
784
761
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:18PM1.70m
10:11AM1.12m
8:07PM1.73m
10:58AM1.17m
8:53PM1.76m
Low Tide
12:33PM0.88m
2:57AM0.10m
1:37PM0.95m
3:44AM0.02m
2:36PM0.96m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:35
8:34
8:34
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
16
16
15
14
13
12
12
13
15
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
12
12
11
10
11
11
12
14
13
12
13
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
14
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