Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big River sea temperature is
15.6° C
2.0° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 24s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 24s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 7AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)24s
Evening (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)24s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
24
0.9
SW
24
0.9
SW
24
0.8
SSW
24
0.7
SW
24
0.7
SW
23
0.9
SSW
22
1.2
SSW
21
1.2
SSW
21
1.1
SW
21
1
SW
21
0.9
SSW
21
1
SW
20
1.1
SW
20
1.2
SW
20
1.2
SW
19
1.2
SSW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
210
204
204
568
801
801
704
563
544
807
1221
1221
1051
890
784
761
969
1111
1100
1004
863
855
802
621
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:11AM1.12m
8:07PM1.73m
10:58AM1.17m
8:53PM1.76m
11:33AM1.22m
9:37PM1.80m
Low Tide
2:57AM0.10m
1:37PM0.95m
3:44AM0.02m
2:36PM0.96m
4:25AM-0.05m
3:26PM0.94m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:34
8:32
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
13
16
16
15
13
12
12
12
13
15
16
16
15
14
13
12
13
15
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
11
11
12
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
12
13
11
12
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