Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Big River sea temperature is
11.4°C
3.4° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 2PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (03 Sep)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (03 Sep)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
9
0.9
SW
19
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.8
NW
10
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
441
528
590
578
674
875
875
866
850
835
703
651
569
659
651
635
733
612
806
796
786
525
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
5
NE
Wind State
cross
on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:53PM1.82m
6:39AM1.13m
4:57PM1.82m
8:09AM1.19m
6:12PM1.83m
Low Tide
9:15AM0.82m
11:32PM0.09m
10:16AM0.93m
00:48AM0.02m
11:43AM0.98m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:46
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:40
7:39
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
15
14
13
12
12
15
15
16
15
14
12
12
12
15
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
17
17
16
16
15
14
12
11
11
14
13
14
15
14
11
11
11
13
12
13
12
12
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