Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Issued: 4 pm 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Big River sea temperature is
12.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (29 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 10PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)--
Afternoon (29 Jun)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (29 Jun)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Mon
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thu
2
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
5
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
4
NW
10
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.4
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1569
1874
2120
1794
1535
1717
1996
2088
2561
3054
2883
2356
1967
2103
2464
1838
1915
2369
2561
1854
1312
980
901
846
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
1:04PM1.23m
11:09PM1.82m
1:37PM1.25m
11:45PM1.81m
2:11PM1.28m
00:22AM1.77m
Low Tide
5:02PM0.91m
6:32AM-0.22m
5:42PM0.90m
7:06AM-0.21m
6:24PM0.89m
7:39AM-0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:45
8:45
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
11
10
10
11
13
14
14
13
12
10
10
11
13
14
14
13
12
11
10
11
13
Feels °C
10
10
10
8
7
7
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
7
9
10
11
10
9
9
9
8
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
3.5
NW
10
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
2.4
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
Energy kJ
144
193
196
150
253
253
84
82
80
214
319
399
319
319
2049
270
240
232
268
264
208
208
901
846
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.6
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
Energy kJ
45
45
107
186
128
126
186
97
145
79
51
52
52
51
207
44
44
28
28
27
73
125
261
169
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.5
S
19
0.4
SSW
19
Energy kJ
10
9
9
9
2
2
2
15
3
2
3
79
6
6
44
11
11
27
28
192
125
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
4
NW
10
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
Energy kJ
1569
1874
2120
1794
1535
1717
1996
2088
2561
3054
2883
2356
1967
2103
2464
1838
1915
2369
2561
1854
1312
980
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
4
4
4
5
4
3
1
3
3
4
4
4
2
Distance (km)
160
304
303
59
0
0
0
155
985
648
304
59
59
0
0
155
155
648
111
59
0
0
0
617
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
4
4
4
5
4
3
1
3
4
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
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