Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 3AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1055 | 834 | 627 | 502 | 458 | 470 | 470 | 579 | 857 | 794 | 609 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 424 | 481 | 545 | 433 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 2:48AM1.34m | 2:12PM1.72m | 3:53AM1.23m | 2:49PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21PM0.15m | 7:55AM0.69m | 9:12PM0.17m | 8:30AM0.84m | 10:10PM0.22m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 148 | 147 | 106 | 106 | 458 | 470 | 470 | 122 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 121 | 492 | 424 | 481 | 545 | 433 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 41 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 145 | 130 | 124 | 44 | 42 | 38 | 37 | 125 | 125 | 121 | 121 | 258 | 270 | 240 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 20 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 24 | SW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 84 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 45 | 69 | 69 | 23 | 37 | 23 | 75 | 37 | 37 | 118 | 122 | 54 | 5 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1055 | 834 | 627 | 502 | — | — | — | 579 | 857 | 794 | 609 | 624 | 624 | 624 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 160 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 273 | 34 | 0 | 7 |
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