Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (05 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 4PM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (05 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 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 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Mon 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 17 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 16 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
943 | 957 | 1080 | 1420 | 1384 | 1025 | 789 | 1326 | 1089 | 643 | 844 | 1357 | 1422 | 908 | 736 | 692 | 436 | 742 | 842 | 885 | 862 | 571 | 299 | 272 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:50PM1.25m | 2:45AM1.43m | 5:28PM1.31m | 3:44AM1.30m | 6:02PM1.40m | 4:58AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:26AM-0.09m | 9:16PM0.92m | 10:06AM-0.02m | 10:31PM0.87m | 10:46AM0.08m | 11:47PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | |
— | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:39 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
356 | 943 | 943 | 943 | 943 | 932 | 789 | 762 | 717 | 643 | 635 | 532 | 532 | 525 | 525 | 436 | 221 | 436 | 425 | 298 | 287 | 279 | 272 | 272 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 19 | S 20 | S 16 | S 18 | SSW 16 | W 19 | W 19 | S 18 | S 15 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 24 |
943 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 30 | 20 | 26 | 436 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 17 | 132 | 131 | 117 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 16 | S 19 | S 16 | S 18 | W 15 | W 15 | S 15 | S 26 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 |
241 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 20 | 27 | 20 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 53 | 17 | 24 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
727 | 957 | 1080 | 1420 | 1384 | 1025 | 720 | 1326 | 1089 | 498 | 844 | 1357 | 1422 | 908 | 736 | 692 | 421 | 742 | 842 | 885 | 862 | 571 | 299 | 260 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 183 | 304 | 303 | 303 | 82 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 304 | 778 | 305 | 304 | 190 | 59 | 29 | 0 | 129 | 304 | 277 | 235 | 82 | 0 | 0 |
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