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Brak River surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 SASTForecast 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
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Brak River today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Brak River at 1AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Brak River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | |
570 | 448 | 396 | 403 | 309 | 376 | 363 | 445 | 445 | 453 | 643 | 465 | 450 | 357 | 263 | 163 | 724 | 866 | 813 | 476 | 631 | 888 | 783 | 1734 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:48PM1.73m | 3:52AM1.84m | 4:21PM1.73m | 4:22AM1.80m | 4:54PM1.72m | 4:53AM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34PM0.48m | 10:00AM0.34m | 10:07PM0.50m | 10:31AM0.35m | 10:41PM0.54m | 11:03AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 570 | 448 | 396 | 403 | 309 | 376 | 363 | 445 | 445 | 453 | 643 | 465 | 450 | 357 | 263 | 163 | 724 | 866 | 813 | 476 | 529 | 745 | 593 | 657 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 11 |
| kJ | 27 | 25 | 44 | 42 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 42 | 41 | 44 | 41 | 42 | 32 | 33 | 21 | 69 | 21 | 12 | 21 | 314 | 247 | 888 | 711 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — | E 7 | — | E 8 | — | SSW 12 | — | SSW 11 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 116 | — | 8 | — | 41 | — | 28 | — | 40 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 50 | 378 | 569 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 69 | — | — | — | — | 631 | 808 | 783 | 1734 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 751 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 60 | 60 | 408 | 408 |
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