Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Issued: 4 am 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big River sea temperature is
11.8° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 11AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (19 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (19 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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 Fri morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NNW
10
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.8
NW
9
2
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
489
558
471
447
435
424
352
352
362
303
357
357
584
666
674
674
620
525
519
516
598
616
640
625
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
E
0
ESE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
SW
5
E
5
E
5
NE
5
N
10
W
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
5
ESE
5
N
10
NNW
5
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
WNW
0
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
2:19AM1.76m
4:27PM1.50m
3:21AM1.54m
5:15PM1.56m
4:33AM1.32m
6:00PM1.62m
Low Tide
9:25AM-0.27m
9:43PM0.71m
10:12AM-0.07m
11:02PM0.62m
10:58AM0.14m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<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>
8:44
8:44
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
10
11
13
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
13
13
14
13
12
12
13
13
11
11
12
11
11
8
8
11
10
8
10
11
10
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NW
10
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NNW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.3
NNW
10
1.4
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.5
NW
7
1.6
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.8
NW
9
2
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
398
350
350
321
321
314
278
278
290
303
348
320
281
307
314
418
231
296
361
516
598
616
640
625
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Energy kJ
489
558
471
447
435
424
301
301
362
297
357
357
584
666
674
674
620
525
519
419
362
362
367
330
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.8
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
18
Energy kJ
162
162
116
109
105
103
352
352
273
240
176
170
66
63
39
38
96
72
74
149
149
148
143
216
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
4
1
NNW
7
Energy kJ
3
4
108
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
85
85
57
0
0
0
0
0
202
944
944
23
0
0
0
0
202
304
59
13
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
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4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
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