
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 2PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 17 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
285 | 277 | 285 | 392 | 881 | 984 | 843 | 728 | 878 | 802 | 848 | 1002 | 1473 | 1252 | 1050 | 1355 | 1228 | 881 | 780 | 881 | 987 | 1109 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | 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-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:23AM1.16m | 7:33PM1.98m | 10:17AM1.25m | 8:36PM2.05m | 11:01AM1.34m | 9:35PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:57PM0.93m | 3:14AM-0.21m | 2:14PM0.91m | 4:05AM-0.31m | 3:21PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | NW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 14 | S 13 |
258 | 277 | 240 | 240 | 235 | 208 | 226 | 288 | 288 | 263 | 196 | 191 | 174 | 169 | 167 | 1070 | 958 | 881 | 780 | 881 | 104 | 92 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | NW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
66 | 240 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 48 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 167 | 165 | 165 | 163 | 156 | 134 | 134 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 11 | W 13 | W 14 | SW 23 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 23 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
36 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 24 | 25 | 65 | 61 | 98 | 39 | 40 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 |
285 | — | 285 | 392 | 881 | 984 | 843 | 728 | 878 | 802 | 848 | 1002 | 1473 | 1252 | 1050 | 1355 | 1228 | — | — | — | 987 | 1109 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 160 | 304 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 183 | 617 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 428 | 428 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
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