Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brak River today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brak River at 2AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Brak River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 766 | 496 | 622 | 594 | 515 | 497 | 463 | 363 | 315 | 363 | 530 | 694 | 843 | 1082 | 1297 | 1752 | 1915 | 2494 | 2800 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:55PM2.13m | 5:09AM1.96m | 5:27PM2.10m | 5:42AM1.88m | 6:02PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01PM0.23m | 11:06AM0.22m | 11:33PM0.29m | 11:36AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 766 | 496 | 622 | 594 | 515 | 497 | 463 | 363 | 315 | 363 | 530 | 694 | 843 | 1082 | 1297 | 1752 | 1915 | 2494 | 2800 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SW 13 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | S 6 | SSE 6 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 42 | 168 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | E 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 10 | S 10 | SSE 6 | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 41 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
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