Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big River sea temperature is
12.8°C
1.5° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 5AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (02 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (02 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
2
2
3
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
11
1.8
NW
10
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
9
1.6
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
8
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
698
634
299
264
524
430
375
373
416
383
346
306
354
362
300
273
223
318
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
ENE
5
N
5
NNE
0
NNE
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
0
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:13AM1.23m
3:26PM1.82m
6:39AM1.25m
4:40PM1.75m
Low Tide
10:00PM-0.07m
9:06AM0.96m
11:11PM-0.05m
10:29AM1.01m
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cloud
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
14
15
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15
18
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18
18
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18
20
18
19
18
19
Feels °C
11
13
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12
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18
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17
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