Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 3AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu night, strong winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1242 | 1204 | 1286 | 679 | 546 | 718 | 853 | 1874 | 2027 | 1374 | 1407 | 1684 | 1725 | 2046 | 2561 | 3234 | 3285 | 2614 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:30PM1.63m | 10:50AM1.80m | 11:21PM1.58m | 11:19AM1.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29AM0.25m | 5:07PM0.15m | 5:03AM0.38m | 5:49PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 1242 | 1204 | 1286 | 402 | 447 | 718 | 599 | 393 | 387 | 387 | 382 | 339 | 334 | 268 | 214 | 211 | 214 | 356 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 21 | S 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 539 | 691 | 683 | 679 | 546 | 441 | 480 | 153 | 76 | 216 | 395 | 395 | 295 | 289 | 257 | 249 | 249 | 183 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 21 | SSE 11 | SSW 20 | WNW 20 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 |
| kJ | 46 | 65 | 70 | 587 | 525 | 512 | 359 | 38 | 133 | 127 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 176 | 184 | 180 | 176 | 174 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 853 | 1874 | 2027 | 1374 | 1407 | 1684 | 1725 | 2046 | 2561 | 3234 | 3285 | 2614 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 340 | 160 | 97 | 59 | 304 | 59 | 59 | 305 | 740 | 304 | 304 | 59 |
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