Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big River sea temperature is
13.5°C
1.2° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 9PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)--
Afternoon (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
252
192
183
179
232
230
330
326
264
214
211
163
206
203
203
203
203
201
201
196
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
9:18PM1.75m
11:16AM1.33m
10:00PM1.80m
11:39AM1.40m
10:39PM1.81m
Low Tide
3:14PM0.90m
4:27AM0.01m
3:56PM0.82m
4:59AM-0.02m
4:36PM0.73m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:57
7:54
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
14
13
12
12
13
15
15
15
12
12
12
12
13
15
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
14
15
14
13
11
11
12
13
13
13
10
12
12
11
12
13
13
14
13
14
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