Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brak River today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brak River at 2AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Brak River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2038 | 1834 | 1834 | 1647 | 1515 | 1303 | 1264 | 1060 | 943 | 980 | 567 | 471 | 361 | 355 | 303 | 268 | 273 | 336 | 479 | 509 | 659 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:55PM1.63m | 6:40AM1.57m | 6:37PM1.51m | 7:38AM1.50m | 7:41PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM0.65m | 12:28PM0.87m | 00:52AM0.76m | 1:36PM0.96m | 2:02AM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 |
 | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | 7:14 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 2038 | 1834 | 1834 | 1647 | 1515 | 1303 | 1264 | 1060 | 943 | 980 | 567 | 471 | 361 | 355 | 303 | 268 | 273 | 336 | 479 | 509 | 659 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 20 | E 7 | E 8 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 13 | 77 | 57 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 88 | 124 | 85 | 124 | 124 | 50 | 101 | 79 | 74 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 9 | E 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 55 | 127 | 115 | 96 | 25 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 88 | 148 | 179 | 155 | 113 | 108 | — | 45 | 34 | 30 | 123 | 101 | 80 | 40 | — | — | 133 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 664 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 21 | 21 | 342 | 1709 | 962 | 115 | 113 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 21 | 39 |
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