Big River surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 07 May 2026 PDT
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Big River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Big River sea temperature is
11.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Big River today?

The current surf forecast for Big River at 2PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (07 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (07 May)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
2
3
3
2
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.6
NW
10
2
NW
6
2.3
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
0.6
SSW
18
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.8
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
477
469
399
392
366
302
291
242
242
196
530
305
524
459
275
207
268
264
285
253
356
405
405
308
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
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
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:47PM1.12m
3:13AM1.39m
6:37PM1.17m
4:18AM1.31m
7:15PM1.24m
Low Tide
10:05AM-0.03m
9:29PM0.95m
10:56AM0.01m
10:56PM0.93m
11:47AM0.05m
00:21AM0.83m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
6:07
6:07
6:05
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8:14
8:15
8:15
8:15
Temp °C
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
13
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
10
9
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
9
9
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
15
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1
W
11
Energy kJ
477
469
399
392
366
302
291
242
242
196
100
169
217
209
193
188
268
128
153
253
356
405
405
251
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
W
11
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.7
SW
16
0.7
W
9
0.7
SW
16
Energy kJ
91
77
203
158
125
121
118
85
85
84
83
65
42
150
207
207
108
264
285
126
64
261
78
271
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.1
SW
20
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
WNW
18
0.4
NW
17
0.4
WNW
17
0.4
WNW
16
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
W
8
0.7
SW
16
0.7
WNW
13
Energy kJ
206
206
15
37
32
31
60
75
111
105
31
75
75
42
38
23
124
207
253
218
166
64
261
151
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
7
1
NW
7
1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.2
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.6
NW
10
2
NW
6
2.3
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.6
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.8
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
Energy kJ
75
84
46
58
89
111
92
103
530
305
524
459
275
206
167
151
172
220
298
331
275
308
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
1
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
183
279
257
273
39
29
82
82
277
304
303
273
0
0
0
0
202
277
304
23
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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