Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 am 19 Jul 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 (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 9AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Evening (19 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 19								Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	230	223	212	205	202	390	872	1046	789	606	515	462	437	424	340	347	350	406	983	1374	1902	2079	1834	1647
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	W	NW	SSW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	W	SSE	SSE	NE	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	SSE	SE	ESE	E	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide			6:51AM1.69m				7:22PM1.82m				7:33AM1.56m					8:06PM1.69m				8:18AM1.42m				8:59PM1.56m
Low Tide	00:46AM0.48m				12:48PM0.42m				1:28AM0.60m				1:25PM0.55m					2:16AM0.73m				2:10PM0.68m


	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	14	17	18	16	15	13	13	13	13	16	17	15	14	14	14	13	13	14	16	14	13	13
Feels °C	15	15	13	16	15	13	10	10	11	11	12	16	16	13	13	13	13	12	13	14	15	13	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SE 10	SE 10	SW 9	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	176	172	145	168	186	163	160	833	789	606	515	462	437	424	340	261	335	335	983	1374	1902	2079	1834	1647
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	SW 12	SSE 10	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 14	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 11	SW 10	SSW 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	181	223	195	205	202	199	69	188	177	128	319	319	314	309	314	347	239	235	323	247	242	242	183	183
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SSE 11	SW 12	SE 9	SE 9	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	ESE 12	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 18	S 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	WSW 12	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	230	187	212	64	99	50	32	31	17	99	16	16	16	8	102	210	350	406	14	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	390	872	1046	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs 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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	60	60	39	21
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5

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