Brak River surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 22 Apr 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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.2°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 12PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)15ft (4.5m)15s
Afternoon (22 Apr)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (22 Apr)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
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1
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
S
2.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)131515161616161615141414141313131212899999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)824881929384975593448427700860724608366930672736170512111041803609514389349358304264251
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
20
ESE
30
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:46AM
1.71
7:26PM
1.58
7:51AM
1.50
8:49PM
1.47
9:30AM
1.36
10:39PM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:52PM
0.57
1:21AM
0.74
2:04PM
0.73
3:24AM
0.86
4:12PM
0.81
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
Sunrise-6:58-------6:58-------7:00------
Sunset----6:00-------5:59-------5:58---
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11----------------------
Temp. °C151416171615151413131619181718181819252828252424
Feels °C (?)111113131212121010101315131416161517232628232222
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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