
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 3PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 7 | SSW 19 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 17 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
88 | 88 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 114 | 118 | 124 | 94 | 126 | 147 | 203 | 262 | 336 | 336 | 336 | 285 | 292 | 328 | 661 | 1169 | 1202 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:21AM1.05m | 5:27PM1.83m | 8:05AM1.07m | 6:28PM1.90m | 9:23AM1.16m | 7:33PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.76m | 1:08AM0.09m | 11:38AM0.87m | 2:15AM-0.07m | 12:57PM0.93m | |||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | SSW 19 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 7 | NW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
51 | 50 | 59 | 40 | 73 | 73 | 118 | 94 | 94 | 106 | 147 | 203 | 262 | 336 | 111 | 113 | 285 | 292 | 240 | 240 | 235 | 208 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
64 | 59 | 39 | 46 | 84 | 114 | 113 | 113 | 82 | 126 | 131 | 79 | 205 | 205 | 130 | 129 | 258 | 240 | 51 | 35 | 35 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 9 | NW 8 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 23 |
88 | 88 | 85 | 84 | 20 | 17 | 81 | 124 | 80 | 57 | 80 | 10 | 77 | 80 | 74 | 69 | 66 | 37 | 35 | 31 | 14 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 169 | — | — | 336 | 336 | — | — | 328 | 661 | 1169 | 1202 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 202 | 340 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 82 | 59 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 648 | 648 | 0 | 29 |
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