Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

16.9° 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 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 3PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Evening (15 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15							Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	2	2	2	2	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	SW 11	SW 9	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	211	203	173	344	654	853	1288	2202	2323	2141	1686	1408	1261	1067	891	778	795	1029	882	690	604	496	370	327
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	WNW	SW	SW	SW	WNW	SSW	W	NNW	WSW	SSW	S	WSW	W	W	NNE	NE	E	E	E	E	NE	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	on	glassy	off
High Tide	4:07AM2.01m				4:36PM2.04m				4:50AM1.99m					5:18PM2.05m				5:32AM1.92m				5:59PM2.02m
Low Tide			10:19AM0.17m				10:42PM0.28m				10:58AM0.17m					11:24PM0.31m				11:35AM0.22m				00:05AM0.38m


	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33
	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	5:40
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	18	20	16	15	15	14	13	14	16	18	16	15	15	15	14	15	16	18	16	16	17	16
Feels °C	13	13	16	16	14	15	16	14	13	14	16	17	16	15	15	15	14	15	15	17	15	15	17	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	SW 11	SW 10	SW 11	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 10
kJ	211	203	173	344	391	487	1288	2202	2323	2141	1686	1408	1261	1067	891	778	795	1029	882	690	604	496	370	327
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 6	SW 7	SW 7	E 9	SSW 17	SSW 16	SW 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 13
kJ	21	43	38	139	622	853	445	67	68	49	50	50	53	57	57	57	56	56	55	53	52	51	50	83
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	S 14	S 13	E 10
kJ	38	60	121	270	110	110	85	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	36	87	50
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	654	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	1	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	60	60	60	21	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	5	6	8	5	5	7

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