Brak River Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Garden Route, South Africa)

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Brak River Surf Guide

Brak River in Garden Route is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf Offshore winds blow from the west. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around low tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Watch out for dangerous rips.

Brak River Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	4	fairly consistent	18.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Brak River:

The best conditions reported for surf at Brak River occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

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What's the best time of year to surf Brak River (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Brak River with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 11% of the time in February while 15% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 74% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

11%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

15%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

74%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Brak River Location Map

Interactive Brak River surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Brak River is George Airport (GRJ) in South Africa, which is 24 km (15 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Brak River is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 55 km (34 miles) away.

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Brak River Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 10 May 2026, 13:58 Local Time

m, °C	Sunday 10
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	SE	SE	SW	SE
Period (s)	11	11	9	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off

Tides at Brak River

Current tide and informaton

For Mosselbaai, South Africa, 9 km from Brak River.

Next High Water: 10:48pm | 1.49m

Next Low Water: 04:13pm | 0.79m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Brak River Sea Temperature

The Brak River water temperature is reasonably warm (18.3 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 15.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 18.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite