Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Issued: 10 am 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big River sea temperature is
12.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 1PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (29 Jun)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (29 Jun)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thu
2
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
3
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1606
1457
1496
1874
2346
1915
1569
1753
1956
2173
2705
3054
2991
2407
2184
2248
2147
2049
2184
2779
2866
2057
1416
1159
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:04PM1.23m
11:09PM1.82m
1:37PM1.25m
11:45PM1.81m
2:11PM1.28m
00:22AM1.77m
Low Tide
5:58AM-0.21m
5:02PM0.91m
6:32AM-0.22m
5:42PM0.90m
7:06AM-0.21m
6:24PM0.89m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:45
8:45
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
11
14
14
14
13
12
10
10
11
13
14
14
13
12
11
10
11
14
14
14
13
12
11
10
Feels °C
9
11
10
10
9
9
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
9
11
10
9
8
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
188
142
144
193
148
150
253
253
84
82
81
214
319
399
319
319
207
270
240
334
268
264
208
208
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
Energy kJ
117
117
45
45
107
186
128
87
186
97
145
79
51
52
52
51
79
44
44
44
34
27
73
125
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.1
SW
18
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.2
S
21
0.2
S
20
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
10
12
10
10
9
2
2
2
2
15
14
2
3
6
6
6
6
35
30
17
27
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
Energy kJ
1606
1457
1496
1874
2346
1915
1569
1753
1956
2173
2705
3054
2991
2407
2184
2248
2147
2049
2184
2779
2866
2057
1416
1159
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
3
4
5
4
1
1
2
3
Distance (km)
59
29
0
183
340
304
303
59
0
0
0
155
155
648
340
59
97
0
0
85
984
648
100
59
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
5
4
1
1
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
6
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
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