Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Big River sea temperature is
11.9° C
1.4° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 3PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Evening (19 Jul)3ft (0.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
15
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
1.1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
344
339
350
439
439
429
410
318
310
258
255
362
436
367
362
318
314
314
217
217
500
321
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
15
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
4:17PM1.67m
4:14AM1.26m
4:59PM1.69m
5:39AM1.09m
5:43PM1.69m
Low Tide
9:27AM0.16m
10:31PM0.49m
10:06AM0.38m
11:45PM0.41m
10:48AM0.59m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:37
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
11
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
15
13
13
11
11
10
12
14
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
10
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
13
12
13
10
10
8
11
12
12
12
11
12
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