Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 7AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 364 | 326 | 274 | 244 | 267 | 440 | 601 | 640 | 559 | 515 | 719 | 655 | 843 | 955 | 1255 | 984 | 1016 | 1111 | 988 | 754 | 1096 | 1470 | 1396 | 947 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:54PM1.61m | 11:56AM1.81m | 00:43AM1.54m | 12:26PM1.88m | 1:37AM1.46m | 1:00PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41AM0.34m | 6:22PM0.09m | 6:13AM0.47m | 7:08PM-0.02m | 6:47AM0.61m | 7:58PM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 7 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 364 | 237 | 161 | 108 | 243 | 243 | 181 | 148 | 146 | 216 | 608 | 486 | 843 | 711 | 784 | 846 | 1016 | 1111 | 988 | 754 | 290 | 318 | 251 | 203 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 14 | NW 17 | NW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 256 | 163 | 108 | 148 | 71 | 71 | 103 | 132 | 169 | 140 | 288 | 595 | 206 | 203 | 161 | 159 | 134 | 128 | 119 | 141 | 58 | 21 | 31 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | WNW 9 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 18 | SSW 12 | NW 18 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 11 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 127 | 54 | 74 | 58 | 38 | 38 | 57 | 123 | 58 | 152 | 260 | 163 | 67 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 76 | 107 | 75 | 73 | 23 | 31 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | 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 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | 326 | 274 | 244 | 267 | 440 | 601 | 640 | 559 | 515 | 719 | 655 | 608 | 955 | 1255 | 984 | 672 | 620 | 620 | 699 | 1096 | 1470 | 1396 | 947 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 304 | 304 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 160 | 303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 202 | 202 |
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