
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brak River today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brak River at 10PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Brak River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the E by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2968 | 2039 | 2536 | 1527 | 1596 | 2169 | 1429 | 838 | 947 | 1360 | 3135 | 3017 | 1674 | 1359 | 1036 | 725 | 636 | 789 | 903 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:39AM1.75m | 2:14PM1.76m | 2:31AM1.88m | 2:59PM1.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28PM0.62m | 8:05AM0.46m | 8:24PM0.46m | 8:49AM0.32m | 9:10PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
22 | 30 | 1794 | 298 | 164 | 1236 | 1429 | 838 | 947 | 1360 | 3135 | 3017 | 1674 | 533 | 1036 | 725 | 623 | 446 | 353 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | SSW 13 | — | S 26 | SSW 26 | S 25 | SSW 24 |
— | 27 | 365 | 17 | 8 | 169 | 41 | 589 | 437 | 694 | 24 | 24 | — | 1359 | — | 14 | 131 | 314 | 743 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
— | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 96 | 388 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
2968 | 2039 | 2536 | 1527 | 1596 | 2169 | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 407 | — | 463 | 543 | 636 | 789 | 903 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 1591 | 1111 | 1164 | 1286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 421 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 39 | 60 | 39 | 21 | 60 | 60 | 305 |
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