Surf Forecasts:
Brak River surf forecast from 8 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 8 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 10 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period, S swell with 3,361 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 8 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Brak River this week:
The surf forecast for Brak River over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Brak River in the next 16 days are 3.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 10) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 15) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Sat 8th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Sat 8th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Mon 10th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Brak River over the next 16 days.
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). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 23 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | E 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2002 | 2880 | 1817 | 2393 | 1485 | 1253 | 832 | 3282 | 1161 | 623 | 1140 | 1699 | 1540 | 1272 | 2374 | 2024 | 917 | 499 | 472 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:29AM1.62m | 1:17PM1.56m | 1:39AM1.75m | 2:14PM1.76m | 2:31AM1.88m | 2:59PM1.93m | 3:16AM1.98m | 3:40PM2.07m | 3:55AM2.03m | 4:18PM2.14m | 4:32AM2.03m | 4:54PM2.15m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06PM0.76m | 7:10AM0.61m | 7:28PM0.62m | 8:05AM0.46m | 8:24PM0.46m | 8:49AM0.32m | 9:10PM0.33m | 9:27AM0.21m | 9:50PM0.24m | 10:02AM0.16m | 10:26PM0.21m | 10:35AM0.15m | 11:00PM0.23m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 17 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 18 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSW 18 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 14 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 2002 | 2880 | 1817 | 21 | 1485 | 1253 | 832 | 3282 | 1161 | 623 | 304 | 443 | 1540 | 758 | 522 | 2024 | 562 | 376 | 350 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 8 | ESE 9 | — | SE 7 | E 8 | SW 11 | — | — | SSW 26 | SSW 23 | SSW 20 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 21 | 36 | 25 | — | 176 | 29 | 429 | — | — | 65 | 1140 | 1699 | 123 | 1265 | 2374 | — | 917 | 499 | 472 | 253 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | E 10 | — | S 14 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 22 | SW 16 | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | — | — | — | 17 | — | 239 | — | — | — | 230 | 151 | — | 770 | 612 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | — | ESE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2393 | — | — | — | — | 340 | 465 | 323 | 684 | 618 | 1272 | — | 434 | 772 | — | 286 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1112 | 0 | 406 | 417 | 60 | 60 | 305 | 21 | 21 | 60 | 21 | 21 | 60 | 74 | 39 | 21 | 21 |
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