
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 12AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 16 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
481 | 392 | 353 | 353 | 348 | 344 | 344 | 339 | 350 | 439 | 439 | 429 | 410 | 318 | 310 | 258 | 255 | 362 | 436 | 367 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 3:35PM1.64m | 3:06AM1.48m | 4:17PM1.67m | 4:14AM1.26m | 4:59PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21PM0.55m | 9:27AM0.16m | 10:31PM0.49m | 10:06AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
481 | 174 | 218 | 295 | 277 | 250 | 277 | 284 | 291 | 299 | 327 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 270 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 191 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
366 | 392 | 353 | 353 | 348 | 344 | 344 | 339 | 256 | 439 | 439 | 429 | 410 | 318 | 310 | 258 | 255 | 362 | 436 | 367 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
58 | 379 | 334 | 284 | 129 | 62 | 198 | 302 | 350 | 242 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 192 | 171 | 219 | 206 | 209 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
153 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 277 | 82 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 160 | 160 | 59 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 54 | 85 | 82 | 13 | 0 |
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