Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big River sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.2° 

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 (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 6AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 13s 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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
4
4
3
2
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
16
2.3
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
2.3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.3
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
2
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
Wind State
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
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:56
5:56
5:56
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8:44
8:43
8:43
8:43
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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
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