Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big River sea temperature is
16.7°C
3.5° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 4AM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 6.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)11ft (3.5m)17s
Afternoon (06 Nov)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (06 Nov)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
6
5
3
4
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
14
3.5
WNW
18
3.5
WNW
17
3.5
WNW
17
3.5
WNW
16
3
WNW
16
3.5
WNW
16
3.5
NW
16
3.5
WNW
16
3.5
WNW
16
3.5
WNW
16
3.5
WNW
15
3.5
WNW
14
3.5
WNW
14
3.5
WNW
14
3
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3309
3305
7561
7225
6896
5785
5286
5601
6525
6747
6662
6308
5186
4902
4902
4337
2975
2381
2084
2641
3530
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
5
NE
5
NE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
10
N
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:37PM1.40m
8:37AM1.86m
9:37PM1.39m
9:08AM1.91m
10:30PM1.38m
Low Tide
2:11AM0.44m
3:17PM0.10m
2:49AM0.57m
3:58PM-0.03m
3:25AM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
13
12
12
11
11
13
15
14
13
12
13
13
13
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
11
11
11
9
9
10
11
10
11
10
11
10
9
13
16
15
15
15
14
13
13
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