Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big River sea temperature is
12.4° C
0.9° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 12AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (13 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (13 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.6
NW
7
1.8
NW
8
2
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
435
525
650
650
489
395
406
393
219
373
421
452
381
295
287
287
309
371
440
452
423
381
355
277
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:19AM1.26m
9:40PM2.17m
12:06PM1.34m
10:34PM2.20m
12:49PM1.40m
11:27PM2.17m
Low Tide
3:18PM0.85m
5:09AM-0.50m
4:19PM0.81m
5:56AM-0.53m
5:17PM0.76m
6:41AM-0.50m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:42
8:42
8:40
8:40
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
12
11
12
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
11
13
Feels °C
11
11
11
12
12
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
9
10
10
9
10
10
10
9
8
8
9
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