
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (14 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 10PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | NW 7 | WNW 19 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 17 | NW 8 | WNW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
195 | 240 | 284 | 284 | 317 | 287 | 287 | 308 | 357 | 453 | 537 | 508 | 410 | 299 | 289 | 337 | 513 | 679 | 799 | 698 | 589 | 485 | 545 | 433 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 12:49PM1.40m | 11:27PM2.17m | 1:31PM1.47m | 00:20AM2.08m | 2:13PM1.53m | 1:13AM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17PM0.76m | 6:41AM-0.50m | 6:15PM0.71m | 7:25AM-0.40m | 7:14PM0.66m | 8:07AM-0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | NW 8 | WNW 17 |
106 | 104 | 101 | 93 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 135 | 87 | 87 | 93 | 163 | 221 | 216 | 289 | 286 | 286 | 283 | 309 | 368 | 356 | 433 | 435 | 433 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | WNW 17 | SW 19 |
62 | 59 | 111 | 154 | 95 | 58 | 58 | 192 | 108 | 158 | 163 | 160 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 157 | 153 | 141 | 177 | 433 | 181 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 20 | SW 17 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 15 |
51 | 112 | 58 | 60 | 59 | 42 | 53 | 57 | 80 | 97 | 55 | 53 | 48 | 47 | 50 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 75 | 231 | 104 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
195 | 240 | 284 | 284 | 317 | 287 | 287 | 308 | 357 | 453 | 537 | 508 | 410 | 299 | 273 | 337 | 513 | 679 | 799 | 698 | 589 | 485 | 545 | 385 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 304 | 29 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 202 | 304 | 303 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 304 | 304 | 303 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 277 |
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