Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brak River today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brak River at 1AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Brak River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
164 | 251 | 127 | 399 | 492 | 481 | 323 | 637 | 650 | 496 | 622 | 594 | 515 | 497 | 411 | 418 | 403 | 403 | 521 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:25PM2.11m | 4:38AM2.00m | 4:55PM2.13m | 5:09AM1.96m | 5:27PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31PM0.22m | 10:37AM0.19m | 11:01PM0.23m | 11:06AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 18 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
164 | 251 | 127 | 399 | 492 | 481 | 323 | 637 | 650 | 496 | 622 | 594 | 515 | 497 | 411 | 418 | 403 | 403 | 521 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | E 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 9 | E 12 | SW 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
138 | 128 | 93 | 187 | 147 | 176 | 288 | 77 | 42 | 168 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 37 | 37 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | E 11 | SSE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 10 | E 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
106 | 121 | 93 | 98 | 69 | 67 | 43 | 43 | 20 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 28 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 21 | 0 |
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