Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 9PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
214 | 205 | 254 | 280 | 360 | 356 | 356 | 615 | 559 | 499 | 376 | 407 | 627 | 620 | 620 | 519 | 512 | 463 | 362 | 411 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:26PM1.67m | 1:04AM1.79m | 2:02PM1.71m | 1:57AM1.60m | 2:37PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02PM0.45m | 7:30AM0.03m | 7:56PM0.39m | 8:05AM0.23m | 8:52PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
125 | 109 | 94 | 109 | 116 | 99 | 84 | 615 | 559 | 499 | 376 | 90 | 93 | 620 | 620 | 519 | 512 | 463 | 74 | 150 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | NW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
138 | 138 | 254 | 280 | 360 | 356 | 268 | 68 | 37 | 37 | 118 | 407 | 627 | 66 | 56 | 42 | 43 | 53 | 362 | 411 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 11 |
214 | 205 | 138 | 214 | 214 | 211 | 356 | 35 | 14 | 29 | 35 | 116 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | 62 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 277 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 305 | 82 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 277 | 82 | 7 | 0 |
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