Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brak River today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brak River at 10PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Brak River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 13 | ESE 8 | SW 13 | E 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 835 | 743 | 625 | 636 | 625 | 604 | 573 | 471 | 512 | 700 | 613 | 604 | 724 | 486 | 409 | 455 | 355 | 334 | 1117 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:46PM1.56m | 7:07AM1.40m | 7:23PM1.40m | 8:21AM1.26m | 9:07PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:50AM0.78m | 12:54PM0.88m | 1:41AM0.92m | 2:04PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 835 | 743 | 625 | 636 | 625 | 604 | 573 | 455 | 512 | 700 | 613 | 604 | 472 | 394 | 341 | 310 | 270 | 235 | 1117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | S 20 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 37 | 36 | 36 | — | — | — | — | 167 | 7 | — | 31 | 30 | 519 | 486 | 409 | 455 | 355 | 268 | 207 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 100 | — | 125 | 334 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 220 | 192 | 181 | 207 | 245 | 329 | 420 | 471 | 475 | 474 | 576 | 570 | 724 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 342 | 338 | 60 | 60 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
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