Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 4AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
300 | 285 | 262 | 245 | 242 | 226 | 214 | 205 | 254 | 280 | 360 | 356 | 356 | 615 | 559 | 499 | 376 | 407 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 00:13AM1.95m | 1:26PM1.67m | 1:04AM1.79m | 2:02PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09PM0.52m | 6:53AM-0.14m | 7:02PM0.45m | 7:30AM0.03m | 7:56PM0.39m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 6 |
300 | 285 | 262 | 211 | 167 | 143 | 125 | 109 | 109 | 119 | 109 | 97 | 84 | 615 | 559 | 499 | 376 | 122 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
248 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 242 | 226 | 138 | 138 | 254 | 280 | 360 | 356 | 268 | 73 | 37 | 37 | 116 | 407 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | WNW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 |
21 | 28 | 82 | 76 | 149 | 149 | 214 | 205 | 138 | 214 | 214 | 211 | 356 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 35 | 116 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | 54 | 82 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 277 | 305 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 305 | 59 | 13 | 0 |
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