Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Issued: 10 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big River sea temperature is
13.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 3AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (25 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (25 Jun)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
2.2
NW
7
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1.7
NW
10
2.1
NW
9
2.5
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
657
475
376
371
371
487
575
561
449
428
417
246
246
329
329
330
417
608
629
637
390
535
719
550
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:02PM1.74m
10:11AM1.07m
8:40PM1.76m
11:08AM1.12m
9:18PM1.78m
11:53AM1.17m
Low Tide
3:24AM0.04m
2:09PM0.80m
4:07AM-0.06m
2:56PM0.87m
4:46AM-0.14m
3:41PM0.90m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:45
8:45
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
10
12
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
11
10
10
8
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
11
12
12
13
14
13
13
11
9
8
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
Energy kJ
187
285
376
371
371
487
575
561
445
428
417
246
242
239
239
330
417
608
629
637
390
390
475
464
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
10
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
21
0.3
WNW
10
0.5
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.7
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.2
S
20
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
657
475
98
98
98
23
22
44
45
86
19
207
246
28
329
246
31
59
31
17
107
104
30
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
11
0.5
SSW
13
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.7
SSW
19
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
13
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
13
96
12
12
12
12
2
2
2
2
2
19
19
329
9
17
17
21
2
2
56
17
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.6
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
1
WNW
7
1.4
NW
8
1.7
NW
6
1.7
NW
10
2.1
NW
9
2.5
NW
7
Energy kJ
353
353
363
353
404
462
449
396
200
115
53
21
29
93
274
191
535
719
550
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
1
3
4
2
2
2
Distance (km)
13
0
0
0
0
202
277
277
82
29
0
0
0
166
279
277
0
82
43
82
82
277
277
277
Best forecast wave conditions in Mendocino County
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
4
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
8
5
5
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
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