Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 9PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 17 | NW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
877 | 742 | 661 | 635 | 733 | 733 | 733 | 724 | 561 | 643 | 725 | 744 | 661 | 502 | 400 | 394 | 394 | 321 | 229 | 217 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:51PM1.62m | 00:43AM1.65m | 1:18PM1.69m | 1:31AM1.53m | 1:48PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39PM0.44m | 6:53AM0.21m | 7:25PM0.34m | 7:23AM0.35m | 8:15PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
877 | 742 | 559 | 635 | 733 | 733 | 403 | 435 | 561 | 512 | 411 | 405 | 515 | 393 | 274 | 200 | 179 | 156 | 115 | 82 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
15 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 733 | 724 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 405 | 400 | 400 | 394 | 394 | 321 | 229 | 217 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 9 | S 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
— | — | 12 | 12 | 11 | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 47 | 42 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
321 | 540 | 661 | 541 | 420 | 371 | 510 | 589 | 480 | 643 | 725 | 744 | 661 | 502 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 304 | 303 | 303 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 129 | 304 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 0 | 0 |
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