
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brak River today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brak River at 3PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Brak River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1657 | 1933 | 3531 | 3045 | 2541 | 2056 | 1785 | 1537 | 1299 | 1067 | 891 | 734 | 649 | 590 | 614 | 672 | 614 | 678 | 666 | 1623 | 1265 | 1572 | 1342 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:34AM1.72m | 5:41PM1.74m | 6:06AM1.59m | 6:09PM1.58m | 6:46AM1.46m | 6:46PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22AM0.59m | 11:45PM0.59m | 11:53AM0.74m | 00:19AM0.72m | 12:30PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
1657 | 1933 | 3531 | 3045 | 2541 | 2056 | 1785 | 1537 | 1299 | 1067 | 891 | 734 | 649 | 590 | 614 | 672 | 614 | 678 | 666 | 1623 | 1265 | 1572 | 1342 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
634 | 722 | 48 | 50 | — | 51 | 52 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 411 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
48 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 146 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 77 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 78 | 40 | 257 | 7 |
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