Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 11PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 19 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
198 | 198 | 163 | 160 | 154 | 154 | 252 | 246 | 141 | 135 | 212 | 277 | 341 | 386 | 441 | 528 | 603 | 640 | 995 | 1064 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 2:22PM1.79m | 3:33AM1.25m | 3:02PM1.82m | 4:58AM1.15m | 3:53PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11PM0.20m | 8:31AM0.67m | 10:17PM0.14m | 9:15AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
173 | 167 | 163 | 160 | 130 | 125 | 101 | 145 | 141 | 135 | 212 | 277 | 341 | 386 | 422 | 528 | 603 | 640 | 995 | 1064 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 |
198 | 198 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 252 | 246 | 87 | 87 | 121 | 175 | 216 | 309 | 441 | 455 | 470 | 184 | 137 | 559 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | S 11 |
75 | 73 | 45 | 41 | 154 | 154 | 93 | 89 | 132 | 130 | 129 | 57 | 60 | 178 | 166 | 117 | 144 | 186 | 241 | 123 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 10 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 100 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 57 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 54 | 57 | 23 | 36 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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