Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Issued: 4 am 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Big River sea temperature is
10.6° C

1.8°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (13 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 10AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jun)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jun)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (13 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

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

Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
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
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NW
8
2.1
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
9
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.8
S
18
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.8
SSW
15
1
S
15
0.9
SW
21
1
SW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
681
654
460
411
354
319
311
390
267
330
432
346
346
346
427
390
292
288
444
444
288
435
658
890
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
N
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
0
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
WNW
5
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
11:21AM1.23m
9:55PM2.12m
12:17PM1.28m
10:44PM2.17m
1:09PM1.33m
Low Tide
4:30AM-0.41m
3:34PM0.74m
5:20AM-0.55m
4:28PM0.78m
6:09AM-0.62m
5:23PM0.79m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:42
8:43
8:43
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
12
12
13
14
12
11
10
10
12
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
13
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
11
10
10
10
12
14
12
10
8
9
11
12
13
12
13
12
12
12
13
12
11
12
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NW
8
2.1
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
9
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.3
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
1
S
15
1
S
14
1
SW
21
Energy kJ
681
654
460
411
354
319
256
222
227
275
281
232
270
187
182
138
108
288
91
94
94
435
429
890
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
S
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
S
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
1
S
14
Energy kJ
336
247
229
236
236
236
290
232
232
330
432
346
346
346
427
390
292
72
288
288
288
79
79
417
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
19
0.5
S
19
0.6
WNW
11
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.8
S
18
0.7
S
16
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.6
S
12
0.6
SW
22
0.9
SW
21
0.9
NW
7
Energy kJ
192
190
88
311
311
307
311
390
267
229
178
168
166
166
112
104
108
106
444
444
106
407
658
75
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
0
7
36
57
13
0
0
0
19
19
36
57
19
0
0
0
0
0
36
43
82
82
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
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