Brak River Surf Forecast

/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.10° S 22.14° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Brak River surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 18.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Brak River today?

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 5PM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 May)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Afternoon (14 May)	8ft (2.4m)	11s
Evening (14 May)	6.5ft (2.0m)	11s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 14					Friday 15								Saturday 16								Sun 17
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	!	!	5	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	4	3	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	SW 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1814	1554	1261	1008	822	940	2895	3288	3340	2475	2452	2103	1877	1487	1349	1060	871	723	625	544	625	380	348	282
Wind (km/h)	W	S	SE	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	WSW	SSW	SSE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	E	ESE	E	NE	NE	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide		1:58PM1.77m					2:12AM2.07m				2:39PM1.88m				2:54AM2.14m				3:21PM1.94m				3:36AM2.16m
Low Tide				7:55PM0.33m					8:32AM0.19m				8:36PM0.25m				9:11AM0.12m				9:18PM0.22m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—
	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	5:37
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	18	17	17	18	17	17	16	18	19	17	16	16	15	15	15	17	18	17	17	18	18	18	18
Feels °C	15	17	16	15	16	15	15	14	16	17	16	16	16	14	14	14	16	16	16	17	18	17	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11
kJ	1814	1554	1261	1008	822	732	2895	3288	3340	2475	2452	2103	1877	1487	1349	1060	871	723	625	544	625	380	348	282
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 20	SW 19	SSW 18	S 14	S 14	S 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 11	ESE 6
kJ	15	15	32	146	407	940	94	69	76	422	338	357	445	1092	1123	852	827	683	563	437	352	224	213	42
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	SW 11
kJ	—	—	32	31	31	68	167	167	76	165	193	193	291	467	—	—	—	—	—	—	32	53	56	147
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	ESE 4	ESE 5	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	5	43	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	7	0	0	21	21	21	60	60	60	21	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Dias Beach	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Header Global	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Albatross South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Sea Vista South Africa	J-Bay South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dias Beach South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Etang-Sale Reunion	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Jacobs Bay South Africa	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Boners United States	Boners United States	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easky Left Ireland	Moss Landing United States
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5

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