Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Issued: 10 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big River sea temperature is
11.9° C

1.2°C colder than average 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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 6PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (06 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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)
3
1
2
1
3
3
3
4
4
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
4
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
1.7
NW
11
1.7
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
270
270
412
330
326
342
485
663
663
615
428
531
603
651
651
651
651
491
622
667
796
885
676
617
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:54PM1.57m
4:40AM1.15m
5:31PM1.66m
6:13AM1.04m
6:13PM1.77m
Low Tide
9:53AM0.22m
11:13PM0.59m
10:31AM0.38m
00:24AM0.40m
11:15AM0.54m
1:31AM0.18m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:44
8:44
8:44
8:43
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
9
10
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
10
8
7
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
NW
11
1.6
NW
7
1.7
NW
11
1.7
NW
11
0.8
SSW
20
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
Energy kJ
270
270
270
244
235
179
253
663
663
485
200
531
603
651
651
651
651
491
622
667
643
635
407
499
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.9
NW
11
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
NW
10
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
S
20
0.4
S
19
0.4
S
19
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
184
184
412
174
326
261
172
596
596
255
314
140
112
220
188
188
142
174
125
119
118
118
91
87
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
19
0.2
S
8
0.7
SSW
15
0.1
S
8
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.4
S
19
Energy kJ
264
246
180
330
256
342
485
261
322
28
428
5
188
1
43
51
67
68
117
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.8
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.6
NW
11
1.4
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
2
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
Energy kJ
251
281
327
293
293
615
176
275
253
341
284
263
233
240
368
658
796
885
676
617
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
648
277
304
0
0
0
0
0
277
277
304
23
0
0
0
0
202
304
303
0
59
29
29
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
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