Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Big River sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.7° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 4PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
7
1.8
NW
8
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
WNW
11
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
381
345
336
336
381
381
314
309
242
220
220
226
233
236
236
236
233
154
143
115
109
99
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:26AM1.11m
4:39PM1.64m
7:13AM1.08m
5:33PM1.61m
8:50AM1.12m
6:35PM1.61m
Low Tide
9:55AM0.80m
00:09AM0.29m
10:47AM0.93m
1:20AM0.24m
12:03PM1.00m
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6:31
6:31
6:33
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8:05
8:04
8:01
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Temp °C
11
14
14
14
13
12
12
11
12
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
10
13
12
12
12
11
11
10
11
12
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
11
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