Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 11AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 334 | 334 | 330 | 330 | 334 | 272 | 434 | 459 | 499 | 469 | 481 | 525 | 613 | 769 | 881 | 728 | 574 | 458 | 435 | 447 | 468 | 489 | 545 | 510 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 10:25AM1.17m | 8:45PM2.09m | 11:19AM1.26m | 9:40PM2.17m | 12:06PM1.34m | 10:34PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:27AM-0.24m | 2:15PM0.85m | 4:19AM-0.40m | 3:18PM0.85m | 5:09AM-0.50m | 4:19PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 152 | 334 | 330 | 330 | 334 | 272 | 275 | 279 | 287 | 252 | 220 | 217 | 220 | 229 | 233 | 233 | 229 | 229 | 131 | 163 | 118 | 141 | 139 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | W 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 17 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 334 | 84 | 81 | 92 | 94 | 92 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 54 | 55 | 44 | 51 | 56 | 66 | 35 | 45 | 76 | 76 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 18 | NW 8 | W 18 | W 18 | S 20 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | SW 24 | W 18 | W 18 | W 15 | W 16 | S 18 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | WNW 16 | W 16 | WNW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 61 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 45 | 51 | 45 | 38 | 59 | 59 | 133 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 196 | 86 | 69 | 69 | 108 | 226 | 434 | 459 | 499 | 469 | 481 | 525 | 613 | 769 | 881 | 728 | 574 | 458 | 435 | 447 | 468 | 489 | 545 | 510 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 202 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 23 | 0 | 202 | 160 | 617 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 129 | 82 | 23 | 0 |
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