The surf forecast is 8-11 ft and sideshore choppy right now for Big River, CA
- WEATHER - LIVE
Nearby Wind Station ANVC1 - Arena Cove, CA44° ESE @ 5 → 6mph - LOW / HIGH TIDE The closest low and high tides to now.5:16am / 11:08am
- BUOY 46014 Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46014WNW
14.1ft @ 14s - WATER TEMP No nearby water temp measurements,
using satellite derived data from yesterday.55° 4/3, Boots/Gloves(3+)
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 12ft
- 10ft
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
WED 18
THU 19
FRI 20
SAT 21
SUN 22
4pm
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 8-12 ft and choppy at 4pm on Tue 2/17
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing Low Tide 0.8 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Wednesday, Feb 18
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 8-12 ftchoppyWNW
12mph13.7ft13sWNW12pm 8-11 ftchoppyNW 14mph14.3ft13sWNW6pm 7-9 ftcleanWSW 3mph12.9ft13sWNW - Best Board for Wednesday
- Thursday, Feb 19
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-6+ ftchoppyNNW 26mph9.7ft11sWNW12pm 5-7 ftchoppyNNW 25mph13ft10sWNW6pm 5-7 ftfairNNW 17mph15.3ft11sNW - Friday, Feb 20
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2-3+ ftcleanE 7mph9.3ft11sNW12pm 3+ ftcleanSE 4mph7.4ft10sNW6pm 3+ ftfairSSE 9mph5.9ft10sNW - Saturday, Feb 21
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1-2 ftcleanESE 16mph2.9ft9sWNW12pm 2 ftcleanSE 21mph1.3ft13sWNW6pm 2+ ftcleanSE 23mph7.4ft8sSSW - Best Surf Trip
Surf Witch’s Rock. Stay in Tamarindo.
- Sunday, Feb 22
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-5+ ftchoppySSE 31mph14.6ft11sSSW12pm 6-8 ftchoppyS 24mph12.3ft10sSSW6pm 5-7+ ftchoppySSE 18mph9ft10sWSW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East-North-East to East, and was updated Feb 18, 2026 @ 5:15am.
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