Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brak River today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brak River at 7PM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Brak River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2834 | 1988 | 1735 | 1320 | 1057 | 917 | 906 | 711 | 620 | 525 | 472 | 472 | 355 | 285 | 261 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 253 | 246 | 235 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:18PM2.14m | 4:32AM2.03m | 4:54PM2.15m | 5:07AM1.99m | 5:29PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:02AM0.16m | 10:26PM0.21m | 10:35AM0.15m | 11:00PM0.23m | 11:06AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 692 | 600 | 542 | 542 | 463 | 477 | 488 | 422 | 363 | 318 | 263 | 288 | 177 | 173 | 144 | 140 | 113 | 257 | 253 | 246 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2834 | 1988 | 1735 | 1320 | 1057 | 917 | 906 | 711 | 620 | 525 | 472 | 472 | 355 | 116 | 261 | 257 | 257 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 235 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | N 4 | NW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 12 | 3 | — | 10 | 93 | 285 | 55 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 68 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 929 | 794 | — | 715 | — | 9 | 15 | 14 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 115 | 169 | 169 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 39 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 39 | 39 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 0 |
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