Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Big River sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.9° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 9AM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)4ft (1.2m)18s
Afternoon (29 Aug)4ft (1.2m)18s
Evening (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
0
2
1
2
2
3
4
3
1
1
2
3
4
4
3
2
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
2.5
NW
7
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
2.3
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
537
352
759
887
877
742
757
635
627
733
733
724
561
659
744
744
746
528
400
394
325
321
229
217
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
N
5
N
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
ENE
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:59PM1.74m
12:51PM1.62m
00:43AM1.65m
1:18PM1.69m
1:31AM1.53m
1:48PM1.75m
Low Tide
6:25AM0.10m
6:39PM0.44m
6:53AM0.21m
7:25PM0.34m
7:23AM0.35m
8:15PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:49
7:47
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
15
15
15
14
14
12
11
11
14
15
14
13
12
12
11
12
14
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
11
10
10
12
11
10
10
11
9
9
10
12
12
11
12
12
11
10
12
13
14
14
15
15
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