Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Brak River today (18 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 1PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jun)	7.5ft (2.3m)	16s
Afternoon (18 Jun)	7ft (2.2m)	14s
Evening (18 Jun)	6.5ft (2.0m)	14s

Table - waves today at Brak River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 18							Friday 19								Saturday 20								Sun 21
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	0	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1286	2895	2682	2148	1960	1538	1370	1329	1363	1387	1180	949	669	669	800	749	644	530	477	213	209	213	155	123
Wind (km/h)	NW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	NW	NW	S	ESE	ENE	E	ESE	E	E	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		5:47AM1.86m				6:21PM1.89m				6:35AM1.74m				7:11PM1.81m				7:26AM1.60m					8:05PM1.73m
Low Tide				11:54AM0.30m				00:26AM0.48m				12:39PM0.40m				1:22AM0.58m				1:28PM0.51m


	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35
	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	5:29
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	16	17	16	15	15	15	15	15	19	22	22	21	21	21
Feels °C	14	15	16	15	15	14	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	16	20	21	19	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	1044	2895	2682	2148	1960	1538	1370	1329	1363	1387	1180	949	669	669	800	749	644	530	477	213	209	213	155	123
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 18	S 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 15	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	S 10	ESE 6	ESE 6	SSE 9	ESE 6
kJ	1286	9	9	—	—	—	8	2	2	103	270	446	498	394	172	74	64	58	53	120	45	48	84	44
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 10	WSW 12	—	—	E 9	E 9	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	ESE 6	SSE 9	SSE 9	ESE 6	SSE 9
kJ	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	133	—	—	2	2	31	31	28	55	88	86	43	79
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	—	—	—	ESE 6	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	20	59	109	98	112	98	—	—	—	66	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	60	60	248	60	60	21	21	21	21	3	21	21	3	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	9	9	9	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	9	9	4	9

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