Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brak River today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brak River at 5PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Brak River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1276 | 1725 | 2060 | 2494 | 2800 | 2591 | 2430 | 2276 | 1961 | 1777 | 1565 | 1541 | 1435 | 1230 | 951 | 613 | 473 | 635 | 1487 | 1558 | 1658 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:02PM2.01m | 6:19AM1.76m | 6:43PM1.87m | 7:03AM1.61m | 7:33PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36AM0.30m | 00:08AM0.39m | 12:11PM0.42m | 00:48AM0.54m | 12:52PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1276 | 1725 | 2060 | 2494 | 2800 | 2591 | 2430 | 2276 | 1961 | 1777 | 1565 | 1541 | 1435 | 1230 | 951 | 613 | 473 | 330 | 248 | 175 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 10 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 157 | 144 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 42 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 635 | 1487 | 1558 | 1658 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 257 | 668 | 444 |
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