Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brak River today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brak River at 10PM is: 1.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 3.0m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 19s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Brak River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 10 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1677 | 1441 | 1567 | 2196 | 1657 | 2070 | 2834 | 1988 | 1735 | 1320 | 1057 | 917 | 803 | 711 | 620 | 525 | 472 | 472 | 410 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:40PM2.07m | 3:55AM2.03m | 4:18PM2.14m | 4:32AM2.03m | 4:54PM2.15m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50PM0.24m | 10:02AM0.16m | 10:26PM0.21m | 10:35AM0.15m | 11:00PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 1677 | 1441 | 1567 | 1344 | 1143 | 865 | 692 | 600 | 530 | 477 | 463 | 488 | 499 | 484 | 421 | 318 | 263 | 275 | 217 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 101 | 53 | 38 | 1250 | 1178 | 2070 | 2834 | 1988 | 1735 | 1320 | 1057 | 917 | 803 | 711 | 620 | 525 | 472 | 472 | 410 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 21 | S 21 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 11 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 17 | 18 | 934 | 1539 | 739 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — |
| kJ | 1042 | 1254 | 1497 | 2196 | 1657 | 1210 | 929 | 794 | 710 | 635 | — | 9 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 60 | 39 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 39 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
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