Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 3PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 344 | 339 | 350 | 439 | 439 | 429 | 410 | 318 | 310 | 258 | 255 | 362 | 436 | 367 | 362 | 318 | 314 | 314 | 217 | 217 | 500 | 321 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:17PM1.67m | 4:14AM1.26m | 4:59PM1.69m | 5:39AM1.09m | 5:43PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27AM0.16m | 10:31PM0.49m | 10:06AM0.38m | 11:45PM0.41m | 10:48AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 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 | NW 8 | S 12 | SSW 14 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 264 | 284 | 257 | 264 | 299 | 299 | 291 | 291 | 264 | 239 | 239 | 208 | 208 | 191 | 191 | 165 | 145 | 145 | 120 | 134 | 500 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 11 | SW 15 | NW 8 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 344 | 339 | 256 | 439 | 439 | 429 | 410 | 318 | 310 | 258 | 255 | 362 | 436 | 367 | 243 | 318 | 314 | 276 | 119 | 217 | 117 | 321 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 198 | 302 | 350 | 242 | 239 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 192 | 171 | 219 | 206 | 209 | 362 | 137 | 174 | 314 | 217 | 66 | 64 | 175 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 120 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 202 | 160 | 160 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 36 | 7 | 84 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 160 | 277 | 277 | 0 | 0 |
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