
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 2AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
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 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | 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 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
643 | 635 | 617 | 545 | 643 | 643 | 684 | 881 | 1109 | 1055 | 860 | 750 | 707 | 595 | 580 | 585 | 621 | 585 | 404 | 308 | 275 | 268 | 357 | 606 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:13PM1.77m | 7:51AM1.03m | 7:00PM1.88m | 9:17AM1.09m | 7:51PM1.99m | 10:25AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:31AM0.18m | 12:08PM0.69m | 2:32AM-0.04m | 1:09PM0.79m | 3:27AM-0.24m | 2:15PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | |
8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
643 | 635 | 407 | 499 | 643 | 643 | 525 | 436 | 532 | 469 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 283 | 377 | 367 | 353 | 344 | 334 | 272 | 272 | 268 | 272 | 242 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | S 20 |
118 | 118 | 91 | 87 | — | — | 160 | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | 131 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | W 19 |
— | — | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
485 | 567 | 617 | 545 | 574 | 619 | 684 | 881 | 1109 | 1055 | 860 | 750 | 707 | 595 | 580 | 585 | 621 | 585 | 404 | 308 | 275 | 255 | 357 | 606 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 304 | 304 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 202 | 304 | 303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 202 | 303 |
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