
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brak River today (03 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Brak River at 10PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Brak River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the E by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 24 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1511 | 1794 | 1047 | 2030 | 2345 | 1101 | 788 | 845 | 753 | 925 | 789 | 590 | 419 | 310 | 385 | 320 | 314 | 307 | 411 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:33PM1.70m | 8:05AM1.45m | 8:49PM1.52m | 9:53AM1.35m | 10:53PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42AM0.71m | 1:53PM0.78m | 3:26AM0.85m | 4:17PM0.90m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
216 | 175 | 627 | 69 | 112 | 1005 | 788 | 529 | 374 | 65 | 63 | 161 | 419 | 310 | 385 | 320 | 314 | 307 | 307 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | WSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | S 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 26 | S 24 |
7 | 347 | 118 | — | — | 94 | 4 | 17 | 37 | 53 | 110 | 89 | 184 | 170 | 45 | 14 | 35 | 131 | 411 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | S 28 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 4 | 37 | 104 | 92 | 125 | 55 | 86 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
1511 | 1794 | 1047 | 2030 | 2345 | 1101 | 753 | 845 | 753 | 925 | 789 | 590 | — | — | 228 | 249 | 275 | 271 | 271 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 113 | 599 | 668 | 1589 | 1193 | 1305 | 1455 | 1591 | 3548 | 444 | 60 | 60 | 39 | 21 | 39 | 60 | 342 | 338 |
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