Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 4PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 10 | SW 18 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
242 | 237 | 220 | 226 | 233 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 233 | 154 | 143 | 112 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 262 | 108 | 226 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 7:13AM1.08m | 5:33PM1.61m | 8:50AM1.12m | 6:35PM1.61m | 9:48AM1.18m | 7:37PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:47AM0.93m | 1:20AM0.24m | 12:03PM1.00m | 2:21AM0.18m | 1:23PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 |
106 | 76 | 180 | 173 | 170 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 130 | 128 | 115 | 112 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 39 | 77 | 55 | 67 | 31 | 63 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | NNW 8 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 |
242 | 237 | 220 | 226 | 233 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 233 | 154 | 143 | 101 | 46 | 41 | 40 | 42 | 77 | 37 | 98 | 107 | 65 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 15 | WNW 14 | SW 20 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
236 | 220 | 58 | 58 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 45 | 41 | 39 | 30 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 52 | 29 | 108 | 102 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 6 | NW 7 |
— | — | 64 | 53 | 54 | 45 | 47 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 262 | 156 | 226 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 160 | 207 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 305 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 304 | 305 | 19 | 0 |
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