
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 7AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
750 | 731 | 559 | 477 | 428 | 475 | 404 | 368 | 334 | 334 | 330 | 330 | 334 | 422 | 585 | 640 | 622 | 638 | 564 | 512 | 674 | 795 | 860 | 692 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:17AM1.09m | 7:51PM1.99m | 10:25AM1.17m | 8:45PM2.09m | 11:19AM1.26m | 9:40PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32AM-0.04m | 1:09PM0.79m | 3:27AM-0.24m | 2:15PM0.85m | 4:19AM-0.40m | 3:18PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
377 | 377 | 377 | 283 | 377 | 367 | 348 | 339 | 334 | 334 | 330 | 330 | 334 | 272 | 246 | 249 | 256 | 256 | 564 | 217 | 223 | 229 | 233 | 233 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 18 | NW 11 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | W 16 |
— | — | — | 131 | 171 | — | — | — | 25 | 60 | 61 | 73 | 6 | 57 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 223 | 25 | 56 | 54 | 55 | 43 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | W 18 | NW 8 | W 18 | — | S 20 | W 19 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 18 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | S 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 11 | 6 | — | 30 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
750 | 731 | 559 | 477 | 428 | 475 | 404 | 368 | 248 | 167 | 152 | 147 | 265 | 422 | 585 | 640 | 622 | 638 | — | 512 | 674 | 795 | 860 | 692 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 29 | 0 | 202 | 304 | 304 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 202 | 304 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 778 | 183 | 23 | 0 |
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