Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

16.8°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 (15 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 12AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Afternoon (15 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	15s
Evening (15 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 14			Thursday 15								Friday 16
	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)	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	2	1	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1067	1164	1327	1613	1657	1933	3531	3045	2541	1949	1712	1537	1299	1067	891	734	639	540	503
Wind (km/h)	S	S	E	E	NE	NE	SE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	E	NNE	NNW	S	SSE	S	NNE	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off
High Tide		5:15PM1.88m				5:34AM1.72m				5:41PM1.74m				6:06AM1.59m				6:09PM1.58m
Low Tide				11:16PM0.47m				11:22AM0.59m				11:45PM0.59m				11:53AM0.74m


	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	14	13	13	12	16	20	20	18	16	16	17	17	21	24	22	20	18	18
Feels °C	14	13	13	13	11	15	19	18	16	16	16	17	17	21	23	20	19	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	1067	1164	1327	1613	1657	1933	3531	3045	2541	1949	1712	1537	1299	1067	891	734	639	540	503
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	E 9	SSW 17	SSW 16	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	26	26	28	39	634	722	48	50	50	51	37	35	35	22	22	22	22	12	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 4	ESE 4	—	—	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	2	2	—	—	48	46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	4	1	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	2	1	1	3	3
Distance (km)	7	7	0	0	21	60	60	60	60	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	7	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Asu Indonesia	Dunmoran Strand Ireland	Asu Indonesia	Ahijedero Mexico	Fish Boma South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Tahai Chile	Afife Portugal	Hanga Poukura Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Beach Road South Africa	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4

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