Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Big River sea temperature is
12.8°C
1.7° 

Big River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Big River today (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 5AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (28 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s

Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NW
7
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
1.5
WNW
14
1.6
NW
14
1.6
NW
14
1.4
NW
14
2.5
NW
8
3.5
NW
8
3.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
452
464
477
435
542
595
843
834
1137
865
947
1002
988
754
676
1230
1198
679
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
10
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-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
00:43AM1.54m
12:26PM1.88m
1:37AM1.46m
1:00PM1.92m
Low Tide
6:22PM0.09m
6:13AM0.47m
7:08PM-0.02m
6:47AM0.61m
7:58PM-0.07m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
11
10
10
10
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
15
16
16
15
13
Feels °C
10
10
8
8
8
12
10
9
9
9
8
8
9
11
11
11
12
11
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