
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 2AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
354 | 364 | 373 | 324 | 311 | 311 | 399 | 395 | 284 | 319 | 349 | 327 | 327 | 327 | 412 | 358 | 403 | 403 | 485 | 596 | 596 | 485 | 428 | 531 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:28AM1.46m | 4:20PM1.48m | 3:26AM1.30m | 4:54PM1.57m | 4:40AM1.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57PM0.81m | 9:18AM0.07m | 10:02PM0.73m | 9:53AM0.22m | 11:13PM0.59m | 10:31AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | |
8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 |
354 | 364 | 373 | 324 | 311 | 311 | 319 | 319 | 284 | 319 | 349 | 327 | 327 | 327 | 358 | 330 | 326 | 130 | 300 | 320 | 303 | 485 | 314 | 531 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 |
186 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 138 | 140 | 399 | 395 | 273 | 273 | 209 | 187 | 184 | 180 | 412 | 174 | 169 | 261 | 151 | 596 | 596 | 255 | 428 | 140 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 |
251 | 214 | 86 | 101 | 133 | 216 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 151 | 207 | 204 | 264 | 246 | 180 | 260 | 256 | 342 | 485 | 261 | 258 | 28 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 358 | 403 | 403 | 424 | — | — | 303 | 287 | 267 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 57 | 57 | 54 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 160 | 304 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 277 | 305 |
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