Brak River surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 20 Mar 2026 SAST
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Brak River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Brak River sea temperature is
21.7° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Brak River today?

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 7PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (20 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (20 Mar)8ft (2.5m)11s

Table - waves today at Brak River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
0
1
2
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)131211111111101010121212121212121111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1886156817331655160413951109794880907761692605595518500475411411372427693674777
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
35
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
5
NE
5
NNW
0
NW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:38PM
2.08
4:54AM
2.23
5:12PM
2.02
5:30AM
2.15
5:49PM
1.90
6:08AM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:29AM
0.10
10:35PM
0.12
11:02AM
0.14
11:07PM
0.19
11:36AM
0.24
11:42PM
0.31
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-------6:33-------6:35-------6:35
Sunset--6:43-------6:42-------6:39-----
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--------------------1111
Temp. °C232321191918181921212019181818192223222021202020
Feels °C (?)181717181918191919181717171919202222222221212120
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