Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brak River today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brak River at 1AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Brak River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
277 | 277 | 227 | 281 | 313 | 251 | 161 | 164 | 167 | 251 | 127 | 611 | 418 | 427 | 476 | 637 | 713 | 579 | 622 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:58PM2.05m | 4:08AM1.99m | 4:25PM2.11m | 4:38AM2.00m | 4:55PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:02PM0.26m | 10:10AM0.19m | 10:31PM0.22m | 10:37AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
197 | 181 | 227 | 281 | 313 | 251 | 161 | 164 | 167 | 251 | 127 | 373 | 418 | 427 | 476 | 637 | 713 | 579 | 622 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | E 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
277 | 277 | 151 | 99 | 131 | 68 | 51 | 65 | 138 | 128 | 89 | 153 | 179 | 173 | 196 | 75 | 41 | 40 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 11 | SSE 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
118 | 154 | 147 | 125 | 118 | 101 | 104 | 84 | 106 | 119 | 93 | 93 | 69 | 70 | 67 | 66 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 29 | 611 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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