Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Issued: 4 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Big River sea temperature is
12.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 10PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)--
Afternoon (24 Jun)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (24 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
2.1
NW
7
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
2.3
NW
7
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1.9
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
443
689
657
475
376
392
423
487
575
561
478
428
417
246
246
329
329
330
417
608
629
637
390
612
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
NW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
8:02PM1.74m
10:11AM1.07m
8:40PM1.76m
11:08AM1.12m
9:18PM1.78m
Low Tide
1:20PM0.69m
3:24AM0.04m
2:09PM0.80m
4:07AM-0.06m
2:56PM0.87m
4:46AM-0.14m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:45
8:45
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
12
11
13
11
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
11
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.1
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
Energy kJ
143
143
657
475
376
371
371
487
575
561
451
428
417
246
242
239
239
330
417
608
629
637
390
390
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
0.2
WNW
11
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
21
0.1
S
11
0.5
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.1
S
10
0.2
WNW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
443
689
13
66
99
98
98
2
2
44
45
86
2
207
246
329
329
246
17
16
2
17
107
104
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
S
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
13
Energy kJ
268
13
13
13
12
12
23
2
2
2
19
19
9
18
17
21
4
2
56
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
2
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.8
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1
NW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.9
NW
10
Energy kJ
226
452
371
392
423
371
404
462
478
371
236
104
55
30
28
34
51
72
114
165
177
612
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
2
Distance (km)
155
59
0
0
0
0
0
160
277
277
277
29
82
0
0
151
279
235
235
82
82
82
82
277
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
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