Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 12PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 154 | 252 | 246 | 173 | 190 | 234 | 309 | 386 | 349 | 441 | 528 | 590 | 627 | 674 | 908 | 952 | 935 | 850 | 819 | 664 | 580 | 569 | 659 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:33AM1.25m | 3:02PM1.82m | 4:58AM1.15m | 3:53PM1.82m | 6:39AM1.13m | 4:57PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31AM0.67m | 10:17PM0.14m | 9:15AM0.82m | 11:32PM0.09m | 10:16AM0.93m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 127 | 125 | 101 | 145 | 173 | 190 | 234 | 309 | 386 | 349 | 422 | 528 | 590 | 627 | 674 | 908 | 952 | 935 | 850 | 819 | 664 | 580 | 569 | 469 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 151 | 151 | 252 | 246 | 87 | 87 | 121 | 175 | 216 | 309 | 441 | 518 | 470 | 184 | 137 | 565 | 553 | 659 | 659 | 651 | 582 | 464 | 530 | 659 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 15 | NW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 |
| kJ | 154 | 154 | 93 | 89 | 132 | 130 | 129 | 57 | 60 | 178 | 166 | 117 | 144 | 186 | 157 | 123 | 121 | 125 | 112 | 133 | 135 | 163 | 207 | 99 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 100 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 57 | 19 | 36 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 279 | 181 | 0 | 0 |
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