Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Issued: 10 pm 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Big River sea temperature is
11.4° C

1.0°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 21s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 6AM is: 0.9m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)3ft (0.9m)21s
Afternoon (16 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)19s
Evening (16 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
21
1
SW
21
1
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.9
SW
20
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1
SW
19
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.9
NW
10
2
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
658
890
890
658
652
575
738
959
1210
1100
949
715
635
719
799
790
790
781
772
800
883
883
800
724
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NNW
0
ENE
5
SSE
0
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
0
N
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:34PM2.16m
1:59PM1.36m
00:27AM2.09m
2:49PM1.40m
1:22AM1.96m
3:39PM1.44m
Low Tide
5:23PM0.79m
6:59AM-0.62m
6:20PM0.79m
7:48AM-0.56m
7:22PM0.77m
8:37AM-0.43m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:43
8:43
8:44
8:44
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
10
12
12
13
11
11
10
11
12
13
13
13
11
10
10
10
11
13
13
12
Feels °C
8
9
9
8
10
10
10
12
10
11
9
10
10
10
11
12
11
10
9
9
10
11
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
14
1
SW
21
1
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.9
NW
7
1.1
NW
8
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
8
1.5
NW
9
1.7
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.8
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
2
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
Energy kJ
429
890
890
658
89
143
269
216
320
411
411
454
573
599
626
681
652
665
678
800
883
883
800
724
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
21
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SW
21
0.9
SW
20
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1
SW
19
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
Energy kJ
658
417
313
243
652
575
738
959
1210
1100
949
715
635
719
799
790
790
781
772
745
694
515
508
502
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
6
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
S
13
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
Energy kJ
37
36
27
33
239
239
239
187
187
184
181
176
246
261
264
264
264
261
257
194
183
170
167
165
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
34
0
0
0
0
57
85
82
0
0
0
7
19
36
57
36
0
0
0
0
36
36
57
36
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
4
4
5
5
9
9
7
6
5
6
6
5
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