Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 3AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 19 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 17 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 205 | 226 | 255 | 247 | 258 | 277 | 345 | 559 | 1057 | 1032 | 865 | 794 | 899 | 899 | 899 | 1104 | 1473 | 1347 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:28PM1.90m | 9:23AM1.16m | 7:33PM1.98m | 10:17AM1.25m | 8:36PM2.05m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15AM-0.07m | 12:57PM0.93m | 3:14AM-0.21m | 2:14PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | NW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 205 | 226 | 111 | 113 | 255 | 277 | 240 | 240 | 235 | 151 | 226 | 288 | 288 | 263 | 259 | 191 | 231 | 169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 21 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 77 | 205 | 130 | 129 | 258 | 240 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 71 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | NW 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 23 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 23 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 11 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 11 | 80 | 74 | 69 | 66 | 37 | 34 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 159 | — | 255 | 247 | — | — | 345 | 559 | 1057 | 1032 | 865 | 794 | 899 | 899 | 899 | 1104 | 1473 | 1347 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 617 | 160 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 202 | 648 | 0 | 0 |
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