Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brak River today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brak River at 6PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Brak River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1487 | 1672 | 2002 | 3302 | 3324 | 2880 | 2381 | 2103 | 1817 | 1365 | 2393 | 2360 | 2225 | 1485 | 2072 | 2002 | 1253 | 753 | 832 | 752 | 3361 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:53AM1.40m | 00:29AM1.62m | 1:17PM1.56m | 1:39AM1.75m | 2:14PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06PM0.76m | 7:10AM0.61m | 7:28PM0.62m | 8:05AM0.46m | 8:24PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 |
| kJ | 1487 | 1672 | 2002 | 3302 | 3324 | 2880 | 2381 | 2103 | 1817 | 1365 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 1485 | 1592 | 1396 | 1253 | 753 | 832 | 752 | 3361 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | — | — | E 10 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | 31 | 23 | 21 | 40 | 35 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 22 | — | — | 8 | 176 | 17 | 17 | 29 | 429 | 429 | 406 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | ESE 8 | S 14 | SSW 14 | — |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | — | — | 20 | 239 | 694 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 194 | 2393 | 2360 | 2225 | — | 2072 | 2002 | — | — | — | 15 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1591 | 1112 | 599 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 406 | 60 | 417 | 60 | 60 |
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