Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 9AM is: 0.7m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 251 | 329 | 325 | 315 | 334 | 404 | 399 | 547 | 573 | 1542 | 1187 | 1470 | 1610 | 1474 | 1306 | 1286 | 1452 | 712 | 1026 | 1245 | 1552 | 2037 | 2238 | 1937 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:48AM1.63m | 9:34PM1.66m | 10:20AM1.73m | 10:30PM1.63m | 10:50AM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11AM0.05m | 3:33PM0.47m | 3:52AM0.13m | 4:22PM0.30m | 4:29AM0.25m | 5:07PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 112 | 102 | 70 | 256 | 243 | 242 | 234 | 361 | 453 | 1542 | 1187 | 1470 | 1610 | 1474 | 1306 | 1286 | 1452 | 412 | 1026 | 1245 | 487 | 393 | 348 | 387 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 16 | SSW 18 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 12 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 121 | 121 | 256 | 73 | 86 | 47 | 399 | 547 | 573 | 637 | 128 | 475 | 552 | 545 | 539 | 691 | 683 | 712 | 525 | 512 | 359 | 178 | 78 | 216 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 7 | NW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | NNW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 20 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 251 | 329 | 325 | 315 | 334 | 404 | 64 | 376 | 541 | 56 | 615 | 75 | 56 | 56 | 46 | 65 | 70 | 683 | 260 | 359 | 38 | 37 | 135 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1552 | 2037 | 2238 | 1937 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 129 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 160 | 160 | 340 | 304 |
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