Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brak River today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Brak River at 11PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Brak River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | SW 14 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
722 | 710 | 596 | 566 | 476 | 411 | 344 | 335 | 277 | 229 | 227 | 223 | 307 | 247 | 202 | 112 | 164 | 251 | 159 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:31PM1.96m | 3:40AM1.94m | 3:58PM2.05m | 4:08AM1.99m | 4:25PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34PM0.34m | 9:43AM0.23m | 10:02PM0.26m | 10:10AM0.19m | 10:31PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SW 14 | SW 11 |
722 | 710 | 596 | 566 | 476 | 411 | 322 | 254 | 197 | 151 | 227 | 223 | 307 | 247 | 202 | 112 | 164 | 251 | 159 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 11 | SSE 11 | E 11 |
398 | 349 | 315 | 326 | 302 | 308 | 344 | 335 | 277 | 229 | 151 | 123 | 68 | 51 | 73 | 50 | 121 | 128 | 89 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 11 | SSE 11 |
247 | 285 | 74 | 11 | 26 | 67 | 70 | 120 | 118 | 154 | 147 | 125 | 118 | 101 | 104 | 108 | 136 | 121 | 93 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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