
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brak River today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brak River at 1AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Brak River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 13 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
965 | 965 | 965 | 863 | 850 | 756 | 745 | 649 | 649 | 649 | 572 | 590 | 509 | 431 | 535 | 509 | 603 | 1107 | 1017 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:58PM1.83m | 4:01AM1.86m | 4:26PM1.90m | 4:31AM1.89m | 4:54PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54PM0.45m | 10:08AM0.28m | 10:25PM0.39m | 10:36AM0.25m | 10:55PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
965 | 965 | 302 | 863 | 850 | 756 | 745 | 649 | 649 | 649 | 572 | 346 | 238 | 400 | 371 | 450 | 248 | 737 | 711 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
— | — | 965 | 254 | 210 | 188 | 237 | 232 | — | — | — | 590 | 509 | 431 | 321 | 301 | 13 | 175 | 175 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ESE 6 | — | — | S 19 | — | SSW 18 | SW 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | 98 | — | — | 7 | — | 31 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
344 | 358 | — | 351 | 266 | — | — | — | 276 | 322 | 551 | 585 | 233 | 171 | 535 | 509 | 603 | 1107 | 1017 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 39 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 39 | 60 | 60 | 21 | 21 |
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