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Brak River surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
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Brak River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Brak River sea temperature is
19.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Brak River today?
The current surf forecast for Brak River at 6AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Brak River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | |
1186 | 1552 | 1706 | 1978 | 2061 | 2180 | 2939 | 3003 | 2939 | 2767 | 2155 | 2301 | 2688 | 3075 | 3129 | 3138 | 2909 | 3116 | 3902 | 3406 | 3150 | 2760 | 2111 | 1703 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 1:01AM1.73m | 1:27PM1.59m | 1:42AM1.85m | 2:04PM1.69m | 2:16AM1.93m | 2:37PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32AM0.52m | 7:30PM0.53m | 8:06AM0.43m | 8:03PM0.45m | 8:34AM0.36m | 8:31PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
28 | 29 | 57 | 53 | 32 | 31 | 2083 | 2032 | 2244 | 2141 | 2155 | 2301 | 2688 | 3075 | 3129 | 3138 | 2909 | 3116 | 3902 | 3406 | 3150 | 2760 | 2111 | 1703 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SW 13 | — | — | E 10 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 9 |
18 | 63 | — | — | 49 | — | 52 | 52 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 838 | 1016 | 8 | 44 | 54 | 51 | 134 | 120 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 13 | — | — | — | S 19 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 13 |
— | 18 | — | — | — | 7 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 60 | 168 | 83 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1186 | 1552 | 1706 | 1978 | 2061 | 2180 | 2939 | 3003 | 2939 | 2767 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 715 | 897 | 419 | 351 | 351 | 330 | 330 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 39 |
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