Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (27 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 12AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 17 | SW 18 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 17 | NW 8 | SW 17 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 7 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 505 | 400 | 478 | 509 | 423 | 359 | 309 | 312 | 309 | 426 | 667 | 516 | 510 | 504 | 455 | 496 | 568 | 553 | 539 | 532 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:10AM2.01m | 00:48AM1.46m | 11:46AM2.06m | 1:45AM1.42m | 12:27PM2.07m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08PM-0.23m | 5:37AM0.71m | 6:55PM-0.31m | 6:19AM0.81m | 7:46PM-0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 505 | 400 | 135 | 123 | 322 | 302 | 309 | 312 | 309 | 381 | 429 | 516 | 510 | 326 | 326 | 496 | 568 | 553 | 469 | 530 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 17 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 115 | 147 | 173 | 216 | 93 | 68 | 64 | 145 | 179 | 268 | 330 | 318 | 409 | 393 | 455 | 464 | 458 | 539 | 539 | 532 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 61 | 90 | 89 | 92 | 33 | 52 | 50 | 39 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 504 | 400 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 478 | 509 | 423 | 359 | 281 | 227 | 306 | 426 | 667 | 507 | 413 | 446 | — | 292 | 311 | 453 | 514 | 355 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 279 | 277 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 277 | 304 | 235 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 183 | 59 | 0 |
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