Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 7PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
512 | 463 | 362 | 411 | 405 | 400 | 400 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 272 | 268 | 262 | 269 | 301 | 357 | 402 | 421 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:37PM1.73m | 2:54AM1.40m | 3:14PM1.71m | 4:01AM1.23m | 3:53PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52PM0.36m | 8:40AM0.44m | 9:52PM0.34m | 9:15AM0.63m | 10:58PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 7 |
512 | 463 | 62 | 155 | 138 | 120 | 109 | 99 | 105 | 119 | 147 | 212 | 233 | 268 | 262 | 242 | 246 | 357 | 402 | 421 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 |
38 | 40 | 362 | 411 | 405 | 400 | 400 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 272 | 63 | 178 | 63 | 45 | 84 | 82 | 402 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 11 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | S 10 | SSW 18 | WNW 13 | SSW 17 | WNW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 14 |
31 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 37 | 38 | 26 | 40 | 39 | 42 | 36 | 8 | 62 | 17 | 100 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 107 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 233 | — | 269 | 301 | 327 | 363 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 85 | 277 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 202 | 277 | 306 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 202 | 39 |
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