
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (09 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 8PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
604 | 860 | 1055 | 952 | 906 | 881 | 684 | 510 | 416 | 393 | 462 | 404 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 330 | 272 | 508 | 717 | 736 | 674 | 598 | 594 | 639 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:00PM1.88m | 9:17AM1.09m | 7:51PM1.99m | 10:25AM1.17m | 8:45PM2.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:08PM0.69m | 2:32AM-0.04m | 1:09PM0.79m | 3:27AM-0.24m | 2:15PM0.85m | 4:19AM-0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
525 | 436 | 532 | 469 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 283 | 377 | 367 | 348 | 339 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 330 | 272 | 272 | 246 | 249 | 256 | 256 | 223 | 168 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | S 21 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | W 17 | S 18 |
160 | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | 131 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 39 | 61 | 73 | 52 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 19 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | SW 24 | W 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
604 | 860 | 1055 | 952 | 906 | 881 | 684 | 510 | 416 | 393 | 462 | 404 | 299 | 213 | 167 | 157 | 240 | 508 | 717 | 736 | 674 | 598 | 594 | 639 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 304 | 304 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 304 | 304 | 303 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 202 | 304 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 |
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