Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big River sea temperature is
13.0°C
1.6° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 7PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)--
Afternoon (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (22 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
12
3
NW
12
3
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.2
NW
7
2.1
NW
8
2.3
NW
11
2.3
NW
11
2.3
NW
11
2.4
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
1.3
WNW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.4
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
627
2538
1020
637
516
499
1303
1197
1176
690
655
411
447
544
875
792
738
627
505
437
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
10
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:53PM1.62m
10:20AM1.44m
9:39PM1.65m
10:42AM1.53m
10:23PM1.66m
Low Tide
2:59PM0.80m
3:40AM0.13m
3:41PM0.67m
4:11AM0.14m
4:20PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:10
7:08
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
13
13
12
13
12
11
12
12
13
13
12
13
14
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