Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brak River today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brak River at 9AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Brak River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1547 | 1693 | 1803 | 2238 | 2850 | 2997 | 3009 | 2661 | 2379 | 2250 | 1710 | 1788 | 1672 | 2094 | 2843 | 5204 | 2880 | 2528 | 2241 | 2219 | 2313 | 2249 | 2027 | 1607 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:01AM1.36m | 10:51PM1.56m | 11:53AM1.40m | 00:29AM1.62m | 1:17PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52AM0.77m | 4:04PM0.79m | 5:48AM0.74m | 6:06PM0.76m | 7:10AM0.61m | 7:28PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 1547 | 1693 | 1803 | 2238 | 2850 | 2997 | 3009 | 2661 | 2379 | 2250 | 1710 | 1788 | 1672 | 2094 | 2843 | 3277 | 2880 | 2528 | 2241 | 2219 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 1607 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | — | E 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 47 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 31 | — | 30 | 51 | 56 | 49 | 45 | 32 | 25 | 44 | 66 | 68 | 49 | 35 | 35 | 22 | 9 | — | 10 | 169 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 6 | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 3 | 18 | 40 | 41 | — | — | — | 13 | 30 | — | 72 | — | 5204 | — | — | — | — | 2313 | 2249 | 2027 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 60 | 39 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 668 | 1591 | 3547 | 2384 | 7 |
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