Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 12PM is: 1.2m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 19s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 872 | 1111 | 1100 | 1004 | 863 | 855 | 794 | 621 | 719 | 614 | 835 | 845 | 1068 | 1153 | 1203 | 1123 | 584 | 735 | 780 | 932 | 943 | 1081 | 885 | 687 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:33AM1.22m | 9:37PM1.80m | 12:02PM1.26m | 10:17PM1.84m | 12:29PM1.30m | 10:55PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM-0.05m | 3:26PM0.94m | 5:01AM-0.09m | 4:09PM0.91m | 5:34AM-0.13m | 4:50PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 872 | 1111 | 1100 | 1004 | 863 | 855 | 794 | 621 | 719 | 614 | 835 | 845 | 1068 | 1153 | 1203 | 1123 | 584 | 735 | 780 | 932 | 943 | 1081 | 885 | 687 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 16 | NW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 135 | 132 | 64 | 56 | 56 | 36 | 46 | 180 | 260 | 253 | 64 | 60 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 37 | 376 | 52 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 51 | 182 | 267 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 57 | 57 | 103 | 18 | 18 | 47 | 17 | 45 | 84 | 98 | 98 | 25 | 18 | — | — | 20 | 36 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 51 | 51 | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 19 | 114 | 119 | 28 | 66 | 107 | 115 | 80 | 57 | 61 | 103 | 181 | 244 | 293 | 236 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 203 | 423 | 700 | 494 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 277 | 277 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 304 | 277 | 273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 304 | 303 | 303 | 0 |
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