Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 4PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 383 | 393 | 416 | 403 | 464 | 452 | 346 | 262 | 241 | 228 | 221 | 233 | 284 | 351 | 317 | 317 | 213 | 219 | 361 | 499 | 657 | 699 | 535 | 485 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:06PM1.34m | 10:34PM2.20m | 12:49PM1.40m | 11:27PM2.17m | 1:31PM1.47m | 00:20AM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09AM-0.50m | 4:19PM0.81m | 5:56AM-0.53m | 5:17PM0.76m | 6:41AM-0.50m | 6:15PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | |  |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | 8:39 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 |
| kJ | 131 | 163 | 116 | 187 | 139 | 184 | 181 | 80 | 51 | 69 | 106 | 104 | 101 | 93 | 194 | 194 | 108 | 92 | 89 | 87 | 93 | 163 | 221 | 216 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 66 | 35 | 45 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 133 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 62 | 59 | 111 | 154 | 95 | 58 | 194 | 192 | 108 | 158 | 163 | 232 | 161 | 161 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | W 16 | WNW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 15 | SW 19 | WNW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | W 13 | WNW 13 | S 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 20 | SW 17 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 51 | 45 | 38 | 59 | 59 | 133 | 71 | 133 | 68 | 49 | 55 | 112 | 58 | 92 | 59 | 51 | 58 | 89 | 80 | 97 | 55 | 52 | 31 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 383 | 393 | 416 | 403 | 464 | 452 | 346 | 262 | 241 | 228 | 221 | 233 | 284 | 351 | 317 | 317 | 213 | 219 | 361 | 499 | 657 | 699 | 535 | 485 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 111 | 129 | 340 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 202 | 304 | 34 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 304 | 304 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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