
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big River today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Big River at 10AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Big River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1016 | 1002 | 921 | 754 | 585 | 1117 | 1068 | 2830 | 669 | 692 | 953 | 999 | 976 | 1058 | 1010 | 953 | 916 | 1143 | 984 | 891 | 750 | 640 | 639 | 714 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 1:37AM1.46m | 1:00PM1.92m | 2:38AM1.36m | 1:40PM1.92m | 3:49AM1.27m | 2:27PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47AM0.61m | 7:58PM-0.07m | 7:25AM0.74m | 8:55PM-0.09m | 8:08AM0.86m | 10:00PM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
1016 | 1002 | 921 | 754 | 581 | 318 | 251 | 203 | 669 | 535 | 444 | 386 | 330 | 287 | 1010 | 273 | 916 | 1143 | 984 | 891 | 750 | 640 | 639 | 714 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 15 | SW 17 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 12 | SW 15 | NW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
134 | 128 | 117 | 141 | 290 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 203 | 159 | 157 | 155 | 196 | 193 | 282 | 136 | 331 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 97 | 246 | 148 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
76 | 107 | 75 | 73 | 58 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 29 | 39 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 186 | 112 | 103 | 155 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 154 | 27 | 95 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 13 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
545 | 464 | 464 | 499 | 585 | 1117 | 1068 | 2830 | 550 | 692 | 953 | 999 | 976 | 1058 | — | 953 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 183 | 303 | 202 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 129 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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