Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (02 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 11PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 367 | 324 | 292 | 416 | 346 | 316 | 338 | 362 | 293 | 266 | 223 | 318 | 269 | 349 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 146 | 197 | 206 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:26PM1.82m | 6:39AM1.25m | 4:40PM1.75m | 7:46AM1.33m | 6:03PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11PM-0.05m | 10:29AM1.01m | 00:24AM-0.03m | 12:07PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 367 | 324 | 292 | 416 | 346 | 316 | 338 | 362 | 293 | 266 | 211 | 201 | 191 | 186 | 181 | 156 | 121 | 118 | 100 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 211 | 208 | 136 | 264 | 264 | 208 | 211 | 208 | 141 | 178 | 223 | 318 | 269 | 349 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 146 | 197 | 206 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 11 | W 8 |
| kJ | 83 | 83 | 264 | 10 | 23 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 78 | 37 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 89 | 19 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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