
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 3PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
345 | 354 | 337 | 354 | 395 | 435 | 383 | 403 | 380 | 380 | 399 | 395 | 358 | 398 | 398 | 398 | 398 | 335 | 412 | 335 | 327 | 361 | 485 | 663 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:48PM1.41m | 2:28AM1.46m | 4:20PM1.48m | 3:26AM1.30m | 4:54PM1.57m | 4:40AM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45AM-0.05m | 8:57PM0.81m | 9:18AM0.07m | 10:02PM0.73m | 9:53AM0.22m | 11:13PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | |
— | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:44 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 8 | NW 11 |
345 | 354 | 337 | 354 | 395 | 435 | 383 | 403 | 380 | 380 | 389 | 389 | 358 | 398 | 398 | 398 | 398 | 335 | 335 | 335 | 169 | 157 | 281 | 663 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | NW 11 | SSW 20 |
138 | 129 | 183 | 183 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 138 | 140 | 399 | 395 | 273 | 151 | 209 | 184 | 184 | 180 | 412 | 330 | 326 | 261 | 169 | 596 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 16 |
44 | 71 | 69 | 216 | 251 | 214 | 86 | 99 | 101 | 216 | 70 | 101 | 118 | 273 | 207 | 204 | 264 | 246 | 218 | 174 | 256 | 342 | 485 | 261 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 327 | 361 | 364 | 277 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 59 | 945 | 82 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 82 | 85 | 277 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 160 | 304 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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