
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brak River today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brak River at 8PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Brak River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
722 | 1261 | 1413 | 1369 | 1264 | 1202 | 1158 | 1385 | 1430 | 1546 | 1805 | 1129 | 1129 | 1606 | 1100 | 1220 | 1112 | 694 | 614 | 794 | 637 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:46PM1.43m | 7:57AM1.34m | 8:07PM1.29m | 10:28AM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:30PM0.90m | 1:06AM0.86m | 1:45PM1.05m | 3:05AM0.96m | 5:17PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
722 | 1261 | 1413 | 1369 | 1264 | 1202 | 1158 | 1385 | 1430 | 1546 | 6 | 1129 | 1129 | 1606 | 1100 | 1220 | 1112 | 694 | 614 | 794 | 637 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 9 | S 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | 6 | 229 | 15 | 54 | 81 | 70 | 48 | 29 | 27 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | — | — | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 |
— | — | 2 | — | — | 25 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 711 | — | 1805 | 316 | 327 | 173 | 11 | 52 | 64 | 100 | 82 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 78 | 78 | 257 | 7 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 257 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 115 | 0 | 0 |
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