Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (06 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 9PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 180 | 180 | 176 | 251 | 329 | 325 | 315 | 334 | 404 | 399 | 547 | 573 | 1542 | 1187 | 1470 | 1610 | 1474 | 1306 | 1286 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:33PM1.68m | 9:48AM1.63m | 9:34PM1.66m | 10:20AM1.73m | 10:30PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38PM0.66m | 3:11AM0.05m | 3:33PM0.47m | 3:52AM0.13m | 4:22PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 183 | 118 | 102 | 102 | 97 | 70 | 256 | 256 | 243 | 242 | 234 | 361 | 453 | 1542 | 1187 | 1470 | 1610 | 1474 | 1306 | 1286 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 16 | SSW 18 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 154 | 180 | 180 | 176 | 121 | 121 | 75 | 89 | 89 | 86 | 399 | 547 | 573 | 637 | 138 | 475 | 552 | 545 | 539 | 691 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 7 | NW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | NNW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 113 | 151 | 151 | 149 | 251 | 329 | 325 | 315 | 334 | 404 | 65 | 376 | 541 | 56 | 615 | 75 | 56 | 56 | 46 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 183 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 183 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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