Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big River sea temperature is
15.9°C
2.5° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 9AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (31 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (31 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
WNW
20
1.5
WNW
20
1.8
WNW
19
2.2
WNW
18
2.3
WNW
18
2.3
WNW
18
2.4
WNW
17
2.4
WNW
17
2.4
WNW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
522
522
515
515
508
508
508
508
610
870
870
859
733
724
706
1281
1642
2436
3200
3418
3304
3473
3433
3354
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
E
5
ESE
0
NNE
10
W
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
10
N
5
E
5
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:05AM1.36m
3:12PM1.80m
6:11AM1.41m
4:28PM1.66m
7:06AM1.49m
5:53PM1.55m
Low Tide
9:15AM1.00m
10:47PM-0.13m
10:45AM0.98m
11:51PM-0.03m
12:17PM0.86m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:41
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7:43
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5:14
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4
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Temp °C
11
10
10
12
13
12
11
10
11
10
10
12
12
13
12
10
10
10
11
14
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
10
9
8
11
10
9
8
8
8
7
7
9
8
9
10
8
8
7
9
12
11
12
12
10
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