Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big River sea temperature is
13.5°C
1.2° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 10AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (30 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (30 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
3
3
4
3
1
1
2
3
4
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
2.1
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
733
733
733
724
561
537
684
725
684
400
400
394
325
321
229
217
204
201
198
198
198
198
163
157
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
5
NE
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
NE
5
N
5
N
0
NNE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:43AM1.65m
1:18PM1.69m
1:31AM1.53m
1:48PM1.75m
2:27AM1.39m
2:22PM1.79m
Low Tide
6:53AM0.21m
7:25PM0.34m
7:23AM0.35m
8:15PM0.26m
7:55AM0.51m
9:11PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:47
7:45
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
14
14
14
12
12
11
11
12
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
10
9
10
12
11
11
10
12
10
10
12
13
14
14
15
14
14
13
14
15
14
15
14
14
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