
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 10AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
485 | 543 | 456 | 543 | 551 | 620 | 243 | 187 | 247 | 317 | 443 | 456 | 456 | 301 | 483 | 510 | 567 | 1467 | 1597 | 1695 | 1778 | 1996 | 1790 | 1375 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:55AM1.48m | 8:23PM1.43m | 9:19AM1.58m | 9:18PM1.45m | 9:43AM1.69m | 10:10PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04AM0.25m | 2:39PM0.69m | 2:41AM0.28m | 3:21PM0.50m | 3:15AM0.34m | 4:01PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | SSW 16 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 12 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 10 |
485 | 416 | 341 | 290 | 242 | 620 | 126 | 112 | 93 | 317 | 125 | 169 | 456 | 273 | 273 | 209 | 356 | 195 | 192 | 192 | 221 | 298 | 273 | 1375 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 9 | WNW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 |
456 | 543 | 456 | 543 | 551 | 149 | 186 | 187 | 247 | 99 | 443 | 456 | 168 | 196 | 190 | 210 | 189 | 249 | 162 | 158 | 128 | 89 | 89 | 273 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 |
238 | 129 | 152 | 107 | 107 | 186 | 243 | 109 | 97 | 91 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 283 | 254 | 333 | 329 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 183 | 301 | 483 | 510 | 567 | 1467 | 1597 | 1695 | 1778 | 1996 | 1790 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 59 | 39 | 0 | 303 | 303 | 0 | 0 |
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