
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brak River today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Brak River at 11PM is: 0.8m 24s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Brak River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 9 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
650 | 746 | 743 | 1360 | 1957 | 1851 | 1902 | 1826 | 1677 | 1441 | 1567 | 1783 | 1539 | 1834 | 2834 | 1988 | 1561 | 1320 | 1057 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:59PM1.93m | 3:16AM1.98m | 3:40PM2.07m | 3:55AM2.03m | 4:18PM2.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10PM0.33m | 9:27AM0.21m | 9:50PM0.24m | 10:02AM0.16m | 10:26PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SSW 23 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 18 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
560 | 385 | 410 | 1360 | 659 | 547 | 547 | 1826 | 1677 | 1441 | 1567 | 1175 | 918 | 847 | 761 | 662 | 1561 | 522 | 522 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 26 | S 25 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 9 | SSW 17 | SW 16 |
131 | 314 | 307 | 275 | 1957 | 1851 | 1902 | 164 | 95 | 53 | 38 | 1250 | 1178 | 1834 | 2834 | 1988 | 2 | 1320 | 1057 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 24 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 21 | S 21 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
— | — | 743 | 8 | 230 | 226 | 186 | — | 11 | 16 | 17 | 934 | 1539 | 739 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | — |
650 | 746 | 491 | 751 | 970 | 804 | 847 | 705 | 1325 | 1423 | 1497 | 1783 | 1487 | 1271 | 1099 | 919 | 589 | 809 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 305 | 60 | 60 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 60 | 21 | 21 | 60 | 21 | 58 |
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