Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Issued: 4 pm 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Big River sea temperature is
10.9° C

1.5°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (11 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 10PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)--
Afternoon (11 Jun)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (11 Jun)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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)
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
3.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
0.8
S
18
1.4
NW
9
0.8
S
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.5
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1220
1469
1499
1136
854
692
588
519
582
582
653
730
835
744
705
654
450
362
311
390
330
330
432
346
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:25PM1.90m
10:20AM1.16m
9:08PM2.02m
11:21AM1.23m
9:55PM2.12m
Low Tide
1:49PM0.58m
3:41AM-0.21m
2:41PM0.68m
4:30AM-0.41m
3:34PM0.74m
5:20AM-0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:40
8:42
8:42
8:43
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
13
12
12
13
14
13
14
14
12
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
14
12
11
10
11
12
Feels °C
12
12
11
10
10
12
13
11
12
13
11
10
10
9
10
11
13
14
14
11
10
8
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
16
1
S
15
0.9
SSW
15
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
Energy kJ
734
734
604
471
360
692
588
519
582
582
653
730
835
744
705
654
450
362
293
281
330
330
287
328
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
23
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
S
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
Energy kJ
10
17
35
45
355
350
429
429
423
423
346
336
236
229
236
236
236
290
232
232
330
432
346
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.3
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.3
S
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
S
19
0.5
S
19
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.8
S
18
0.7
S
16
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
S
13
Energy kJ
6
9
9
35
152
102
71
75
127
127
192
190
248
230
311
307
311
390
267
229
178
168
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
3.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
Energy kJ
1220
1469
1499
1136
854
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
Distance (km)
160
0
0
0
0
0
7
59
85
34
0
0
7
7
36
36
57
0
0
0
19
7
36
36
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
8
9
6
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
9
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