Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 4PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
381 | 345 | 336 | 336 | 381 | 381 | 314 | 309 | 242 | 220 | 220 | 226 | 233 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 233 | 154 | 143 | 115 | 109 | 99 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:26AM1.11m | 4:39PM1.64m | 7:13AM1.08m | 5:33PM1.61m | 8:50AM1.12m | 6:35PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.80m | 00:09AM0.29m | 10:47AM0.93m | 1:20AM0.24m | 12:03PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
217 | 345 | 334 | 334 | 344 | 229 | 196 | 196 | 242 | 193 | 180 | 173 | 170 | 167 | 167 | 130 | 130 | 128 | 115 | 115 | 82 | 82 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
175 | 330 | 172 | 213 | 186 | 318 | 314 | 309 | 236 | 220 | 220 | 226 | 233 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 233 | 154 | 143 | 101 | 99 | 99 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | WNW 12 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 9 | — | W 21 | — | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
93 | 172 | 18 | 18 | 2 | — | 9 | — | 51 | 55 | 58 | 58 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 37 | 51 | 81 | 111 | 109 | 48 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
381 | — | 336 | 336 | 381 | 381 | 247 | 195 | 145 | 126 | 93 | 102 | 102 | 106 | 90 | 84 | 60 | 47 | 31 | 33 | 26 | 26 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 202 | 277 | 59 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 277 | 303 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 277 | 277 | 0 | 0 |
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