Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 3PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 263 | 251 | 243 | 356 | 350 | 166 | 154 | 196 | 192 | 132 | 376 | 364 | 316 | 316 | 312 | 386 | 429 | 504 | 493 | 553 | 534 | 515 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:28AM1.47m | 9:34PM1.93m | 11:02AM1.57m | 10:29PM1.91m | 11:34AM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29PM0.69m | 4:26AM-0.14m | 4:23PM0.53m | 5:05AM-0.07m | 5:12PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 160 | 147 | 134 | 356 | 350 | 86 | 86 | 91 | 113 | 119 | 106 | 103 | 116 | 113 | 125 | 125 | 429 | 504 | 493 | 553 | 534 | 502 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 19 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 263 | 251 | 243 | 118 | 86 | 166 | 154 | 196 | 192 | 112 | 376 | 98 | 316 | 316 | 312 | 386 | 202 | 171 | 126 | 103 | 110 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | S 10 | SW 19 | S 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 161 | 163 | 168 | 111 | 112 | 143 | 102 | 145 | 146 | 132 | 108 | 364 | 69 | 157 | 149 | 147 | 45 | 45 | 134 | 40 | 101 | 78 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 152 | 194 | 194 | 209 | 308 | 515 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 46 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 304 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
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