Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 1AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 394 | 321 | 229 | 217 | 204 | 201 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 163 | 157 | 154 | 154 | 252 | 246 | 132 | 161 | 129 | 195 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:48PM1.75m | 2:27AM1.39m | 2:22PM1.79m | 3:33AM1.25m | 3:02PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15PM0.26m | 7:55AM0.51m | 9:11PM0.20m | 8:31AM0.67m | 10:17PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 152 | 115 | 84 | 84 | 59 | 201 | 198 | 198 | 173 | 167 | 163 | 157 | 150 | 122 | 101 | 120 | 118 | 161 | 113 | 195 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 394 | 321 | 229 | 217 | 204 | 57 | 47 | 38 | 198 | 198 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 135 | 252 | 246 | 87 | 87 | 121 | 175 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 60 | 60 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 45 | 41 | 154 | 154 | 93 | 89 | 132 | 130 | 129 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 305 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 57 | 36 | 7 | 13 |
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