Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brak River today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brak River at 9PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Brak River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 535 | 466 | 403 | 334 | 519 | 1246 | 911 | 1862 | 1712 | 621 | 586 | 569 | 701 | 711 | 1962 | 1126 | 948 | 864 | 756 | 698 | 615 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:51PM1.89m | 6:02AM1.70m | 6:18PM1.73m | 6:31AM1.55m | 6:46PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25AM0.39m | 11:49PM0.49m | 11:52AM0.53m | 00:17AM0.63m | 12:20PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 535 | 466 | 403 | 291 | 519 | 1246 | 911 | 1862 | 1712 | 459 | 321 | 259 | 701 | 363 | 1962 | 1126 | 948 | 864 | 756 | 698 | 615 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSE 7 | SW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 140 | 112 | 198 | 198 | 235 | 188 | 146 | 110 | 106 | 621 | 586 | 569 | 108 | 711 | 72 | 72 | 52 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 8 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 51 | 199 | 174 | 334 | 187 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 106 | 106 | 78 | 78 | 82 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 196 | — | — | — | — | 99 | 163 | 157 | — | 240 | 255 | 278 | 244 | 209 | 203 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 115 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 408 | 408 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
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