Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

15.8°C

Brak River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Brak River today (03 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 2PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Afternoon (03 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Evening (03 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 3							Sunday 4								Monday 5
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	3	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	ESE 6	E 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	457	384	261	403	355	335	273	198	227	179	678	662	864	953	1031	826	669	649	555	436	417	442	492
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	S	SE	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	SSW	SSW	SW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide			8:03AM1.47m				8:45PM1.45m				10:05AM1.41m					11:01PM1.42m				12:00PM1.55m
Low Tide				1:56PM0.88m					3:28AM0.88m					5:05PM0.91m				5:49AM0.81m				6:39PM0.74m


	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—
mm	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	15	16	15	15	16	16	17	19	20	20	19	20	21	21	23	27	25	20	18	17
Feels °C	14	14	14	15	15	14	12	14	14	16	17	18	18	19	21	21	20	22	27	24	19	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SE 7	ESE 8	SW 11	SW 12	SW 11	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10
kJ	457	384	261	403	355	335	273	198	191	139	434	250	303	202	820	621	576	534	477	436	388	391	492
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	SSW 12	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	—	—	SW 10	SW 10	WSW 12	—	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 13
kJ	73	49	101	34	20	19	—	—	—	177	160	14	—	217	763	826	669	649	555	430	417	442	405
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	E 8	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	3	3	35	3	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	20	54	166	227	179	678	662	864	953	1031	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	7	7	7	0	39	60	60	60	60	40	259	60	60	21	21	0	21	3	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Snake Park Durban/KZN South	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Strandfontein West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	7	6	4	4	4	4	5	8	8	8

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