Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big River sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.2° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 8PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)--
Afternoon (09 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (09 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
4
4
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
2.3
NW
7
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
604
860
1055
952
906
881
684
510
416
393
462
404
334
334
334
330
272
508
717
736
674
598
594
639
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:00PM1.88m
9:17AM1.09m
7:51PM1.99m
10:25AM1.17m
8:45PM2.09m
Low Tide
12:08PM0.69m
2:32AM-0.04m
1:09PM0.79m
3:27AM-0.24m
2:15PM0.85m
4:19AM-0.40m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:58
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8:43
8:43
8:43
8:42
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
10
10
10
11
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
Feels °C
8
8
10
7
7
7
8
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
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