
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brak River today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brak River at 2PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Brak River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | ESE 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
245 | 250 | 1020 | 1517 | 1699 | 1550 | 1672 | 846 | 1914 | 2570 | 2241 | 1972 | 1697 | 1650 | 1688 | 1735 | 1764 | 1693 | 2238 | 2647 | 2997 | 2969 | 2813 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:31AM1.58m | 8:05PM1.73m | 8:30AM1.45m | 9:15PM1.62m | 10:01AM1.36m | 10:51PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23PM0.54m | 2:21AM0.68m | 2:23PM0.68m | 3:52AM0.77m | 4:04PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
245 | 250 | 1020 | 1517 | 1699 | 1550 | 1672 | 677 | 1914 | 2570 | 2241 | 1972 | 1697 | 1650 | 1688 | 1735 | 1764 | 1693 | 2238 | 2647 | 2997 | 2969 | 2813 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
134 | 211 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 160 | 160 | 846 | 117 | 117 | 90 | 88 | 64 | 64 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 28 | 93 | 78 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | SSW 4 | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
242 | 100 | 77 | — | — | 6 | — | 157 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 28 | 43 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | SE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | 33 | 67 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 58 | 60 | 21 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 21 | 0 |
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