Surf Forecasts:
Brak River surf forecast from 23 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 24 Jun, 11AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period, SSW swell with onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 29 Jun, 2AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period, SW swell with 9,537 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 23 Jun, 11AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW 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 Tuesday (Jun 23) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 15s. 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 4.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jun 29) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Tue 23rd Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Wed 24th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Mon 29th Jun) | 15ft (4.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Brak River over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 448 | 1034 | 1613 | 4703 | 5598 | 3001 | 1494 | 905 | 1434 | 3593 | 3298 | 2038 | 1127 | 1033 | 1269 | 2091 | 4966 | 9537 | 4363 | 3408 | 1968 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | off | glassy | cross | off | off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 10:41AM1.33m | 11:19PM1.58m | 11:55AM1.34m | 00:21AM1.59m | 12:58PM1.40m | 1:13AM1.63m | 1:48PM1.48m | 1:56AM1.67m | 2:29PM1.56m | 2:34AM1.72m | 3:07PM1.63m | 3:09AM1.76m | 3:41PM1.69m | 3:41AM1.78m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:40PM0.75m | 6:02AM0.74m | 5:48PM0.75m | 6:56AM0.68m | 6:46PM0.72m | 7:39AM0.62m | 7:34PM0.68m | 8:15AM0.54m | 8:16PM0.63m | 8:48AM0.47m | 8:53PM0.59m | 9:21AM0.40m | 9:29PM0.55m | ||||||||
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 | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 448 | 1034 | 1058 | 4703 | 5598 | 3001 | 1494 | 905 | 1434 | 3593 | 3298 | 2038 | 1127 | 1033 | 1269 | 846 | 4966 | 6330 | 4363 | 3408 | 1968 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | E 10 | SSW 19 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SW 12 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 20 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 314 | 8 | 1288 | — | — | — | 87 | 120 | 540 | 134 | 143 | 83 | 88 | 73 | 51 | 2091 | 503 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | S 24 | SSW 22 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | 147 | 48 | 41 | — | — | 11 | 91 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | ESE 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1613 | — | — | 40 | 161 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9537 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 60 | 21 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 419 | 7 | 0 |
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