Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big River sea temperature is
12.4° C
2.0° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 11AM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (15 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
360
356
356
615
559
499
376
407
627
620
620
612
512
463
362
411
405
400
400
334
334
334
334
334
Wind (km/h)
0
NE
0
ENE
5
NNE
15
W
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
0
SE
0
ESE
5
NNW
5
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:04AM1.79m
2:02PM1.71m
1:57AM1.60m
2:37PM1.73m
2:54AM1.40m
3:14PM1.71m
Low Tide
7:30AM0.03m
7:56PM0.39m
8:05AM0.23m
8:52PM0.36m
8:40AM0.44m
9:52PM0.34m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:08
8:07
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
15
14
14
12
13
13
12
12
14
14
13
11
11
Feels °C
14
13
14
12
13
11
11
12
13
12
13
14
12
13
11
13
13
11
12
12
12
10
8
10
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