Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 5AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
376 | 407 | 627 | 620 | 620 | 612 | 512 | 463 | 362 | 411 | 405 | 400 | 400 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:57AM1.60m | 2:37PM1.73m | 2:54AM1.40m | 3:14PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56PM0.39m | 8:05AM0.23m | 8:52PM0.36m | 8:40AM0.44m | 9:52PM0.34m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | NW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | NW 7 |
376 | 60 | 627 | 620 | 620 | 612 | 512 | 463 | 362 | 103 | 109 | 159 | 124 | 116 | 115 | 127 | 334 | 164 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 |
118 | 407 | 65 | 56 | 38 | 36 | 31 | 38 | 51 | 411 | 405 | 400 | 400 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 41 | 334 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | S 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | S 11 | W 8 |
54 | 116 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 36 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 43 | 9 | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — |
53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 119 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 277 | 82 | 13 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 277 | 277 | 23 | 0 |
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