
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 4PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
515 | 414 | 424 | 515 | 836 | 794 | 594 | 624 | 624 | 669 | 504 | 481 | 505 | 433 | 367 | 430 | 437 | 359 | 313 | 279 | 250 | 250 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:12PM1.72m | 3:53AM1.23m | 2:49PM1.65m | 5:16AM1.16m | 3:35PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55AM0.69m | 9:12PM0.17m | 8:30AM0.84m | 10:10PM0.22m | 9:11AM0.95m | |||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
414 | 414 | 424 | 122 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 121 | 542 | 504 | 481 | 505 | 433 | 367 | 430 | 437 | 359 | 313 | 279 | 250 | 250 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
145 | 130 | 124 | 44 | 42 | 38 | 37 | 125 | 125 | 121 | 121 | 255 | 270 | 240 | 47 | 102 | 151 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 196 | 138 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 20 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SW 20 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
45 | 69 | 69 | 23 | 37 | 23 | 75 | 37 | 37 | 118 | 122 | 12 | 5 | 47 | 103 | 105 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 162 | 162 | 162 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSW 3 | — | — | — |
515 | — | — | 515 | 836 | 794 | 594 | 624 | 624 | 669 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 273 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 57 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
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