Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big River sea temperature is
12.8°C
1.5° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 9PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)--
Afternoon (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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)
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
1.3
NW
8
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.3
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
255
146
197
203
261
264
268
268
264
264
261
253
211
197
186
183
180
180
176
200
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
SW
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
0
NNW
0
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:03PM1.70m
8:35AM1.42m
7:23PM1.69m
9:14AM1.52m
8:33PM1.68m
Low Tide
12:07PM0.97m
1:29AM-0.03m
1:31PM0.84m
2:24AM-0.00m
2:38PM0.66m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
18
16
15
17
16
16
18
17
16
15
17
16
16
17
18
17
16
14
15
Feels °C
16
16
16
15
16
15
15
16
15
14
15
16
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
15
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