
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brak River today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Brak River at 8PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Brak River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2170 | 919 | 1034 | 1578 | 3562 | 3459 | 1725 | 1359 | 1161 | 811 | 765 | 941 | 1123 | 1360 | 1893 | 1851 | 1902 | 1826 | 1677 | 1456 | 1567 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:14PM1.76m | 2:31AM1.88m | 2:59PM1.93m | 3:16AM1.98m | 3:40PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05AM0.46m | 8:24PM0.46m | 8:49AM0.32m | 9:10PM0.33m | 9:27AM0.21m | 9:50PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 23 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
1481 | 650 | 1034 | 1578 | 3562 | 3459 | 1725 | 1359 | 1161 | 811 | 560 | 385 | 307 | 1360 | 789 | 583 | 560 | 1826 | 1677 | 1441 | 1567 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 14 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | S 26 | SSW 26 | S 25 | SSW 24 | SSW 11 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
41 | 802 | 483 | 577 | — | — | 528 | 504 | — | 14 | 131 | 314 | 743 | 230 | 1893 | 1851 | 1902 | 130 | 97 | 53 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
— | 94 | 383 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 230 | 226 | 154 | — | 17 | 18 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
2170 | 919 | — | — | — | 589 | 645 | — | 560 | 589 | 765 | 941 | 1123 | 1077 | 1142 | 958 | 982 | 722 | 1197 | 1456 | 1406 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 406 | 599 | 417 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 39 | 39 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 21 | 21 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 21 |
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