Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 9PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 268 | 268 | 218 | 239 | 309 | 353 | 402 | 402 | 344 | 371 | 435 | 435 | 395 | 435 | 435 | 423 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 3:14PM1.71m | 4:01AM1.23m | 3:53PM1.68m | 5:26AM1.11m | 4:39PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52PM0.34m | 9:15AM0.63m | 10:58PM0.32m | 9:55AM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
139 | 147 | 112 | 119 | 151 | 174 | 218 | 239 | 309 | 353 | 402 | 392 | 291 | 284 | 435 | 305 | 305 | 309 | 183 | 186 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 268 | 268 | 178 | 239 | 45 | 84 | 82 | 402 | 102 | 154 | 220 | 172 | 169 | 210 | 314 | 318 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 20 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 9 | — |
40 | 39 | 42 | 39 | 35 | 63 | 100 | 62 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 107 | 65 | 65 | 178 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 277 | 336 | 363 | — | 344 | 371 | — | 435 | 395 | 435 | 435 | 423 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 277 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 202 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 202 | 59 | 19 | 0 |
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