Big River surfForecast / CAL – Mendocino County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 10 Apr 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Big River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Big River sea temperature is
12.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Big River today?

The current surf forecast for Big River at 12AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)--
Afternoon (11 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)16151515161616161615161616881010101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)427367348283397499499499397372377382387393449833725694612627616612528506
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
ESE
20
SE
10
ESE
15
E
10
NE
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:27PM
1.15
6:23AM
1.35
8:55PM
1.23
7:32AM
1.37
9:19PM
1.32
8:33AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:53PM
0.09
12:47AM
0.90
1:44PM
0.08
1:54AM
0.78
2:26PM
0.06
2:47AM
0.61
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise------6:43-------6:43-------6:41-
Sunset-7:46-------7:47-------7:49------
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
31--11112131241----------
Temp. °C1414131112121213129988679101110910101012
Feels °C (?)12111191010986354524668779999
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