Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big River sea temperature is
12.4° C
1.7° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 2PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (02 Aug)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (02 Aug)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
4
NW
9
4
NW
9
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
2.4
NW
9
2.4
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2.1
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1507
1475
1761
2338
2628
2407
2088
1864
1510
1363
1199
1048
1005
1026
992
876
734
567
513
418
418
384
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
0
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
2:46PM1.58m
2:22AM1.44m
3:17PM1.65m
3:23AM1.27m
3:53PM1.71m
Low Tide
8:04AM0.12m
8:35PM0.58m
8:34AM0.27m
9:34PM0.49m
9:07AM0.43m
10:41PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:24
8:23
 mm
Temp °C
12
15
15
15
14
12
12
12
14
16
16
16
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
16
13
13
Feels °C
10
11
10
11
11
9
11
11
13
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
16
12
13
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