
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brak River today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brak River at 4AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Brak River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
249 | 260 | 248 | 211 | 211 | 203 | 173 | 273 | 622 | 853 | 1288 | 2202 | 2171 | 1998 | 1686 | 1408 | 1261 | 1067 | 891 | 791 | 1039 | 1138 | 1142 | 806 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on |
High Tide | 3:52PM1.97m | 4:07AM2.01m | 4:36PM2.04m | 4:50AM1.99m | 5:18PM2.05m | 5:32AM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57PM0.29m | 10:19AM0.17m | 10:42PM0.28m | 10:58AM0.17m | 11:24PM0.31m | 11:35AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | |
5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
249 | 260 | 248 | 211 | 211 | 203 | 173 | 273 | 399 | 445 | 1288 | 2202 | 2171 | 1998 | 1686 | 1408 | 1261 | 1067 | 891 | 791 | 1039 | 1138 | 1142 | 806 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | E 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
32 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 41 | 36 | 139 | 622 | 853 | 408 | 67 | 68 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 53 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 53 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SW 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
26 | 21 | 25 | 14 | 38 | 60 | 121 | 270 | 139 | 110 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 21 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | 589 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
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