
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 3PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
343 | 563 | 480 | 311 | 239 | 239 | 250 | 257 | 261 | 261 | 233 | 229 | 226 | 223 | 210 | 204 | 204 | 568 | 801 | 801 | 704 | 563 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:20AM1.02m | 6:30PM1.69m | 9:00AM1.05m | 7:18PM1.70m | 10:11AM1.12m | 8:07PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35AM0.76m | 2:02AM0.20m | 12:33PM0.88m | 2:57AM0.10m | 1:37PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 10 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 24 | SW 24 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
343 | 287 | 302 | 311 | 220 | 169 | 130 | 104 | 261 | 261 | 233 | 229 | 113 | 84 | 95 | 107 | 119 | 122 | 801 | 801 | 188 | 188 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 24 | SW 24 |
48 | 48 | 40 | 200 | 239 | 239 | 250 | 257 | 77 | 57 | 94 | 94 | 226 | 223 | 210 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 120 | 123 | 704 | 563 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | SW 24 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
196 | 56 | 53 | 29 | 130 | 104 | 102 | 32 | 32 | 40 | 40 | 115 | 147 | 139 | 171 | 131 | 76 | 568 | 201 | 154 | 154 | 114 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | N 3 | — |
34 | 563 | 480 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 17 | 19 | 5 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 57 | 57 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 305 | 305 | 303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 305 | 196 | 166 | 0 |
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