Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (03 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 8PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 300 | 250 | 223 | 318 | 326 | 245 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 146 | 197 | 203 | 264 | 264 | 268 | 268 | 264 | 264 | 261 | 253 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:40PM1.75m | 7:46AM1.33m | 6:03PM1.70m | 8:35AM1.42m | 7:23PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:24AM-0.03m | 12:07PM0.97m | 1:29AM-0.03m | 1:31PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 300 | 250 | 211 | 206 | 186 | 181 | 181 | 156 | 156 | 118 | 137 | 134 | 130 | 147 | 165 | 165 | 130 | 127 | 143 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 141 | 178 | 223 | 318 | 326 | 245 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 146 | 197 | 203 | 264 | 264 | 268 | 268 | 264 | 264 | 150 | 211 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 11 | W 8 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 78 | 37 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 89 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 39 | 58 | 99 | 131 | 161 | 261 | 253 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 160 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
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