Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Big River sea temperature is
15.5°C
2.1° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 18s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 18s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 1AM is: 1.5m 20s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)7ft (2.2m)18s
Afternoon (02 Nov)8ft (2.4m)18s
Evening (02 Nov)8ft (2.4m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wed
4
6 PM
9 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
WNW
20
1.5
WNW
20
1.7
WNW
19
2.1
WNW
18
2.3
WNW
18
2.3
WNW
18
2.4
WNW
17
2.4
WNW
17
2.5
WNW
17
2.5
WNW
16
2.2
WNW
16
2.2
WNW
16
2.2
WNW
16
2.1
WNW
16
2.1
WNW
15
2.1
WNW
14
2
WNW
14
3
W
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.5
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
706
1281
1642
2212
2954
3273
3304
3473
3433
3469
3152
2389
2389
2330
1997
1846
1748
1582
3135
2006
2190
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
E
10
SE
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:06AM1.49m
4:53PM1.55m
6:52AM1.59m
6:16PM1.47m
Low Tide
10:51PM-0.03m
11:17AM0.86m
11:50PM0.07m
12:35PM0.68m
00:43AM0.19m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
11
11
11
12
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
Feels °C
10
10
9
8
10
12
11
12
12
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
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