Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 2AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the NNE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 648 | 516 | 510 | 504 | 481 | 496 | 568 | 553 | 545 | 587 | 532 | 532 | 519 | 523 | 592 | 584 | 377 | 372 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:45AM1.42m | 12:27PM2.07m | 2:47AM1.38m | 1:14PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55PM-0.31m | 6:19AM0.81m | 7:46PM-0.33m | 7:05AM0.90m | 8:42PM-0.29m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 13 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 429 | 516 | 510 | 318 | 292 | 496 | 568 | 553 | 545 | 530 | 501 | 179 | 269 | 307 | 592 | 584 | 311 | 372 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 330 | 318 | 409 | 393 | 455 | 464 | 545 | 539 | 539 | 587 | 532 | 406 | 400 | 523 | 351 | 382 | 377 | 255 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 13 | S 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 13 | 504 | 481 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 532 | 519 | 394 | 8 | 110 | 109 | 94 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 648 | 479 | 392 | — | — | 300 | 328 | 352 | 440 | 305 | 212 | 241 | 255 | — | 373 | 113 | 141 | 136 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 235 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 183 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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