
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 3PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
304 | 304 | 399 | 395 | 273 | 291 | 327 | 327 | 327 | 299 | 412 | 330 | 327 | 352 | 485 | 596 | 596 | 485 | 428 | 531 | 603 | 651 | 651 | 651 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:20PM1.48m | 3:26AM1.30m | 4:54PM1.57m | 4:40AM1.15m | 5:31PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18AM0.07m | 10:02PM0.73m | 9:53AM0.22m | 11:13PM0.59m | 10:31AM0.38m | 00:24AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | |
— | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:44 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
304 | 304 | 311 | 284 | 257 | 291 | 327 | 327 | 327 | 299 | 306 | 306 | 326 | 352 | 308 | 328 | 311 | 311 | 314 | 531 | 603 | 651 | 651 | 651 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
138 | 140 | 399 | 395 | 273 | 273 | 209 | 187 | 147 | 180 | 412 | 330 | 169 | 261 | 485 | 596 | 596 | 485 | 428 | 140 | 188 | 191 | 188 | 188 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 21 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | WNW 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 21 | NW 10 |
133 | 216 | 114 | 118 | 154 | 151 | 207 | 204 | 264 | 246 | 180 | 174 | 256 | 130 | 151 | 261 | 322 | 255 | 5 | 75 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 51 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 327 | — | 393 | — | — | — | 303 | 301 | 379 | 428 | 341 | 284 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 57 | 57 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 277 | 304 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 304 | 304 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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