
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brak River today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brak River at 5PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Brak River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SW 14 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
653 | 1314 | 1389 | 1249 | 1214 | 1089 | 961 | 1144 | 1186 | 1579 | 502 | 331 | 317 | 340 | 270 | 436 | 366 | 395 | 340 | 335 | 331 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:26PM2.17m | 3:42AM2.05m | 3:56PM2.22m | 4:14AM2.06m | 4:28PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12AM0.23m | 9:36PM0.17m | 9:40AM0.18m | 10:05PM0.14m | 10:10AM0.18m | 10:37PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
653 | 1314 | 1389 | 1249 | 1214 | 1089 | 961 | 1144 | 11 | 1579 | 502 | 291 | 317 | 340 | 270 | 436 | 366 | 395 | 340 | 335 | 331 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SW 16 | — | ESE 8 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
319 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 67 | — | 6 | 387 | 212 | 204 | 163 | 150 | 171 | 168 | 134 | 103 | 130 | 181 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 9 | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | ESE 8 | — | — | E 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SW 9 | S 16 | S 16 |
35 | 40 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 11 | — | — | 5 | 331 | 218 | 173 | 171 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 39 | 131 | 1186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 22 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 60 | 249 | 324 | 60 | 60 |
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