Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big River sea temperature is
12.8°C
1.0° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 12PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.5
WNW
12
2.5
NW
12
2.4
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2.4
NW
11
2.5
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
422
417
411
339
305
309
314
395
544
544
584
525
603
596
596
596
644
1739
1501
1338
1314
1350
1466
2111
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
WNW
0
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
5:00AM1.22m
2:42PM1.56m
6:18AM1.22m
3:41PM1.48m
7:20AM1.26m
4:55PM1.42m
Low Tide
8:42AM1.04m
10:29PM0.17m
9:53AM1.08m
11:31PM0.21m
11:27AM1.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
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7:26
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6:32
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Temp °C
19
20
19
22
17
15
14
15
15
15
15
18
16
14
12
12
11
11
10
12
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
16
16
15
18
15
14
14
14
12
12
12
14
13
11
10
10
8
9
8
10
10
9
8
9
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