Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 am 06 Sep 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 (06 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 20s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 1PM is: 3.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	20s
Afternoon (06 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	18s
Evening (06 Sep)	8ft (2.4m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).
	Sunday 6							Monday 7								Tuesday 8
	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	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 22	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	4142	5184	5682	4982	4654	3253	2472	2034	1505	1484	1303	1075	919	744	400	474	484	430	388	339	293	251	212
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NE	ENE	E	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide				12:04PM1.44m				00:39AM1.56m				1:17PM1.65m				1:39AM1.72m					2:05PM1.85m
Low Tide		5:57AM0.81m				6:34PM0.78m				7:10AM0.64m				7:38PM0.59m				7:57AM0.48m					8:22PM0.42m


	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	16	20	24	22	22	23	23	23	23	26	28	24	23	21
Feels °C	11	12	13	11	10	12	13	14	13	15	19	24	22	22	23	24	22	22	26	27	23	22	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 22	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 8	SSW 13	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	4142	5184	5682	4982	4654	3253	2472	2034	1505	1484	1303	376	919	389	394	474	484	430	388	339	293	251	212
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	—	—	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 14	SSE 12	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	258	214	142	132	—	—	—	365	349	368	398	1075	50	744	400	240	232	299	243	121	239	126	119
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SSW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	S 12	S 11	SW 13	SW 13	SSE 11	SSE 10	SW 12	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9
kJ	22	64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	35	55	58	77	202	242	242	121	106	141	56	55	49
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	—	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	203	161	161	255	386	502	408	690	712	642	—	—	380	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	2	2	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	60	60	60	303	303	60	60	39	21	21	39	60	60	21	0	0	21	21	0	60	60	21	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point			Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6			5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	4	3	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	9	9	7	6	7	8	6	5	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	6	6

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