Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

17.1°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 (26 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 12AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (26 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Evening (26 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 25			Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	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)	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	SE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	E 6	E 7
Wave Graph
kJ	123	143	106	91	91	62	61	59	73	94	90	253	198	150	183	102	126	78	219
Wind (km/h)	SE	E	ESE	ENE	ENE	SE	S	S	SSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	SE	ESE	ESE	E	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy
High Tide	2:55PM2.21m				3:18AM2.03m				3:30PM2.25m				3:53AM2.05m				4:07PM2.23m
Low Tide			9:10PM0.16m				9:13AM0.23m				9:43PM0.13m				9:48AM0.23m				10:18PM0.17m


	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:53	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	16	16	16	18	19	19	18	17	16	16	18	20	20	18	17	18
Feels °C	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	15	16	15	19	18	18	16	17	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SSE 6	SW 10	SSE 8	ESE 7
kJ	123	143	106	91	91	62	61	59	73	94	90	144	198	150	183	47	24	47	131
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	ESE 10	S 8	S 7	S 7	SW 9	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 11	WSW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SSE 8	S 6	SW 12
kJ	24	12	13	6	10	29	26	38	46	60	79	41	55	46	33	34	13	12	72
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	SW 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSE 10	WSW 12	WSW 12	ESE 10	SSE 10	SW 15	SW 10	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 10	S 7
kJ	11	11	10	11	7	11	10	20	15	14	10	18	9	15	23	20	19	24	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	—	SSE 6	SE 7	—	—	—	ESE 7	ESE 6	E 6	E 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	61	253	—	—	—	102	126	78	219
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gansbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	2
Distance (km)	60	60	60	21	0	0	77	77	74	0	0	0	0	0	77	60	264	60	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Outer Pool	Herolds Bay	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Buffalo Bay Wildside	Gerickes Point		Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	3	1	2		2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Dolphin Point Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	3	2	2	1	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4

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