
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Brak River today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brak River at 12AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Brak River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
314 | 300 | 294 | 250 | 245 | 318 | 1020 | 1517 | 1699 | 1550 | 1576 | 846 | 3844 | 2570 | 2241 | 1972 | 1697 | 1535 | 1572 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:14PM1.84m | 7:31AM1.58m | 8:05PM1.73m | 8:30AM1.45m | 9:15PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22AM0.56m | 1:23PM0.54m | 2:21AM0.68m | 2:23PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
314 | 300 | 294 | 250 | 245 | 250 | 1020 | 1517 | 1699 | 1550 | 1576 | 677 | 2157 | 2570 | 2241 | 1972 | 1697 | 1535 | 1572 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | SW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
233 | 198 | 165 | 137 | 134 | 211 | 209 | 209 | 200 | 196 | 160 | 846 | 120 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 64 | 64 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 10 | — | — | SSW 4 | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
29 | 51 | 81 | 123 | 242 | 318 | 94 | — | — | 18 | — | 157 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3844 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 39 |
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