
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 9PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
736 | 828 | 1282 | 1252 | 948 | 1134 | 901 | 780 | 730 | 780 | 861 | 976 | 1011 | 747 | 702 | 639 | 639 | 686 | 861 | 931 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:36PM2.05m | 11:01AM1.34m | 9:35PM2.11m | 11:39AM1.43m | 10:31PM2.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14PM0.91m | 4:05AM-0.31m | 3:21PM0.83m | 4:52AM-0.35m | 4:20PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 14 | S 13 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
259 | 188 | 174 | 169 | 167 | 881 | 901 | 780 | 730 | 780 | 104 | 92 | 802 | 747 | 702 | 639 | 639 | 686 | 118 | 118 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 167 | 165 | 165 | 163 | 156 | 136 | 134 | 102 | 102 | 89 | 101 | 57 | 116 | 155 | 154 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 18 | S 9 | S 9 |
18 | 18 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 25 | 25 | 65 | 61 | 98 | 40 | 40 | 134 | 96 | 96 | 145 | 33 | 50 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 8 |
736 | 828 | 1282 | 1252 | 948 | 1134 | — | — | — | — | 861 | 976 | 1011 | — | — | — | — | — | 861 | 931 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 515 | 82 | 39 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 34 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
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