Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 6AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 19 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 77 | 184 | 308 | 240 | 247 | 392 | 277 | 311 | 413 | 458 | 424 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:35PM1.61m | 9:48AM1.18m | 7:37PM1.64m | 10:24AM1.23m | 8:31PM1.69m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21AM0.18m | 1:23PM1.01m | 3:11AM0.12m | 2:25PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | NW 7 | SW 19 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 83 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 55 | 54 | 65 | 64 | 59 | 75 | 295 | 231 | 311 | 413 | 458 | 424 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 99 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 99 | 98 | 67 | 32 | 102 | 82 | 67 | 76 | 29 | 227 | 117 | 113 | 155 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNW 8 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 40 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 22 | 52 | 77 | 108 | 29 | 40 | 28 | 29 | 77 | 82 | 83 | 129 | 126 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 7 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 91 | 71 | 184 | 308 | 240 | 247 | 392 | 277 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 304 | 304 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 160 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
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