Big River Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° N 123.80° W

Big River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Big River sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.7° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 21s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 21s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 21s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Big River at 11AM is: 1.2m 21s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)4ft (1.2m)21s
Afternoon (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)21s
Evening (25 Jul)3ft (0.9m)21s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
3
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
23
0.9
SSW
22
1.2
SSW
21
1.2
SSW
21
1.1
SW
21
1
SW
21
0.9
SSW
21
1
SW
20
1.1
SW
20
1.2
SW
20
1.2
SW
19
1.2
SSW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
544
807
1221
1221
1051
890
784
761
872
1111
1100
1004
863
855
802
621
719
719
835
845
1068
1153
1203
1216
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
5
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
N
5
N
5
N
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:58AM1.17m
8:53PM1.76m
11:33AM1.22m
9:37PM1.80m
12:02PM1.26m
10:17PM1.84m
Low Tide
3:44AM0.02m
2:36PM0.96m
4:25AM-0.05m
3:26PM0.94m
5:01AM-0.09m
4:09PM0.91m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:32
8:31
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
13
15
16
16
15
14
13
12
13
15
15
15
13
13
12
12
12
14
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
12
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
12
13
13
13
13
11
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
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