Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 1AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 191 | 138 | 196 | 96 | 93 | 123 | 88 | 88 | 85 | 84 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 124 | 82 | 126 | 190 | 203 | 212 | 311 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:36PM1.77m | 6:21AM1.05m | 5:27PM1.83m | 8:05AM1.07m | 6:28PM1.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55PM0.24m | 10:33AM0.76m | 1:08AM0.09m | 11:38AM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 191 | 138 | 196 | 94 | 92 | 65 | 51 | 50 | 39 | 40 | 62 | 59 | 67 | 68 | 62 | 79 | 190 | 203 | 212 | 311 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 8 | SW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 41 | 58 | 99 | 84 | 84 | 52 | 64 | 59 | 46 | 39 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 113 | 82 | 126 | 80 | 79 | 205 | 205 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | NNW 8 | SW 13 | NNW 8 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 73 | 99 | 31 | 96 | 93 | 123 | 88 | 88 | 85 | 84 | 18 | 18 | 81 | 124 | 19 | 57 | 11 | 10 | 77 | 80 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 109 | 128 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 57 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 340 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 82 | 59 | 13 | 0 |
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