Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brak River today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Brak River at 5AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
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 22°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 15 | ESE 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 476 | 452 | 385 | 377 | 306 | 314 | 300 | 294 | 250 | 245 | 250 | 1020 | 1433 | 1699 | 1550 | 1576 | 947 | 2414 | 2454 | 2032 | 1657 | 1494 | 1369 | 1284 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:45AM1.70m | 7:14PM1.84m | 7:31AM1.58m | 8:05PM1.73m | 8:30AM1.45m | 9:15PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:38AM0.46m | 12:40PM0.42m | 1:22AM0.56m | 1:23PM0.54m | 2:21AM0.68m | 2:23PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | 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 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 476 | 452 | 385 | 377 | 306 | 314 | 300 | 294 | 250 | 245 | 250 | 1020 | 1433 | 1699 | 1550 | 1576 | 639 | 2414 | 2454 | 2032 | 1657 | 1494 | 1369 | 1284 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 324 | 314 | 303 | 245 | 237 | 233 | 198 | 165 | 137 | 134 | 211 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 196 | 160 | 947 | 117 | 117 | 88 | 87 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | SSW 4 | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 29 | 51 | 81 | 123 | 242 | 100 | 77 | — | — | 16 | — | 157 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 58 |
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