Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Big River sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.2° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 1AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (14 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (14 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
0
0
2
3
3
4
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
2.3
NW
7
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
9
2.2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2
NW
8
2
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
272
396
509
675
625
634
547
624
857
1276
1163
929
707
551
619
504
517
678
978
813
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
15
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
10
N
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:07PM1.79m
1:51AM1.47m
1:39PM1.77m
2:48AM1.34m
2:12PM1.72m
Low Tide
7:33PM0.15m
7:22AM0.53m
8:21PM0.15m
7:55AM0.69m
9:12PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:27
7:24
7:23
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
15
13
12
12
12
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
15
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
13
11
11
11
10
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
14
13
12
12
10
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