
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brak River today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brak River at 2AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Brak River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
225 | 272 | 208 | 230 | 223 | 212 | 503 | 202 | 307 | 1024 | 964 | 800 | 716 | 629 | 515 | 445 | 370 | 400 | 380 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:40PM1.93m | 6:51AM1.69m | 7:22PM1.82m | 7:33AM1.56m | 8:06PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:46AM0.48m | 12:48PM0.42m | 1:28AM0.60m | 1:25PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
225 | 272 | 208 | 176 | 172 | 126 | 503 | 186 | 188 | 160 | 964 | 800 | 716 | 629 | 515 | 445 | 370 | 315 | 286 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
182 | 198 | 188 | 181 | 223 | 212 | 64 | 202 | 195 | 68 | 184 | 181 | 113 | 319 | 319 | 309 | 309 | 400 | 380 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | S 17 |
127 | 121 | 164 | 230 | 187 | 158 | 77 | 120 | 50 | 32 | 19 | 17 | 99 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 102 | 210 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 307 | 1024 | 1526 | 1360 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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