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12:00 am 25 Apr 2012

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12:23 pm 11 Jul 2011


Brak River ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Brak River Surf Forecast / South Africa

2 – 7 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 01 am Sunday 03 Jun 2012

Brak River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 1.6
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Period (s) (?) 12 12 14 13 13 15 16 15 14 13 12 - - - 11 11 11 11
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Max-energy 749 446 902 890 996 1580 5193 4495 2951 1876 2530 0 0 0 2092 1190 1186 572
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Brak River blow from the W
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
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Today's Brak River sea temperature is 16.8 °C (Statistics for 03 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 17.6 max: 18.7 min: 16.5 °C)

Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm air temperatures (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).
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Summary clear clear clear clear clear rain shwrs light rain rain shwrs clear some clouds some clouds rain shwrs rain shwrs rain shwrs rain shwrs rain shwrs clear rain shwrs
Rain (mm) - - - - - 15 2 1 - - - 1 2 2 3 1 - 1
High °C 20 25 22 18 19 15 12 14 13 14 18 16 14 14 12 14 16 14
Low °C 16 24 17 17 16 11 11 13 11 11 17 12 12 13 12 12 15 13
Chill °C (?) 20 25 22 18 19 14 10 13 13 12 18 15 12 12 10 13 15 13
Sunrise 7:30 - - 7:30 - - 7:31 - - 7:31 - - 7:31 - - 7:31 - -
Sunset - 17:29 - - 17:28 - - 17:28 - - 17:28 - - 17:28 - - 17:28 -
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Brak River is 8 km (5 miles) from the city of Mossel Bay. If you plan a holiday in Garden Route, look for hotels and other accommodation in Mossel Bay. Mossel Bay has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.