Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big River sea temperature is
11.9° C
1.4° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 1PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (18 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
16
1
WNW
16
1
WNW
16
1
WNW
16
1
WNW
16
0.8
SW
18
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
15
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
499
499
493
487
481
392
353
353
348
344
344
291
350
439
439
429
410
318
310
258
318
362
362
367
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
0
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
0
ESE
0
NNW
5
NNW
0
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
NE
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:07AM1.71m
3:35PM1.64m
3:06AM1.48m
4:17PM1.67m
4:14AM1.26m
4:59PM1.69m
Low Tide
8:47AM-0.05m
9:21PM0.55m
9:27AM0.16m
10:31PM0.49m
10:06AM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:38
8:37
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
14
13
14
12
11
11
11
12
13
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
10
10
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
12
12
12
13
11
11
11
10
10
12
13
12
12
11
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