Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (09 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 21s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 20s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 19s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 5AM is: 1.1m 21s primary swell from a South direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm June 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (09 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 20s |
| Evening (09 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
611 | 1122 | 1329 | 1122 | 1055 | 1126 | 1491 | 1707 | 1690 | 1461 | 1342 | 1243 | 1229 | 1215 | 1529 | 2149 | 2245 | 1975 | 1789 | 1794 | 1502 | 1019 | 1172 | 1236 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:35PM1.50m | 6:24AM1.09m | 7:09PM1.63m | 7:52AM1.07m | 7:45PM1.76m | 9:11AM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:57AM0.54m | 12:13PM0.33m | 1:57AM0.30m | 1:00PM0.46m | 2:50AM0.04m | 1:49PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | |
8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
78 | 191 | 453 | 630 | 784 | 817 | 1491 | 1707 | 1690 | 1461 | 1342 | 1243 | 1229 | 1215 | 1245 | 1245 | 1027 | 935 | 762 | 743 | 743 | 743 | 1172 | 1236 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 16 | — | — | — | NW 14 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 10 | S 16 | S 16 |
611 | 1122 | 1329 | 1122 | 1055 | 1126 | 161 | 120 | 116 | 116 | 84 | 67 | 67 | 44 | 25 | — | — | — | 54 | 54 | 42 | 296 | 734 | 734 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | S 23 | — |
264 | 261 | 208 | 206 | 203 | 168 | 31 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 25 | 65 | 65 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 10 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 924 | 1230 | 1103 | 1158 | 1019 | 939 | 939 | 1014 | 1529 | 2149 | 2245 | 1975 | 1789 | 1794 | 1502 | 1019 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 303 | 304 | 202 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 183 | 202 | 303 | 202 | 39 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 220 | 19 |
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