Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

18.4°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 (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 11AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	15s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	14s
Evening (29 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 29							Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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	4	3	1	2	4	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	3	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1094	1074	1271	902	1079	951	690	680	552	451	373	373	373	361	416	288	250	205	202	181	198	153	147
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	SE	SE	ESE	SSE	N	N	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	NNE	NE	NNW	E	SSE	SSE	SE	S	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy
High Tide		5:12AM1.94m				5:28PM2.00m				5:58AM1.82m				6:15PM1.81m				6:55AM1.68m				7:16PM1.61m
Low Tide				11:04AM0.40m				11:35PM0.39m				11:49AM0.56m				00:21AM0.56m				12:47PM0.74m


	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	19	23	21	20	19	18	18	18	19	21	22	20	19	20	19	19	20	22	22	21	20	19
Feels °C	16	19	22	19	19	20	19	19	19	20	21	22	20	22	22	21	21	21	22	22	21	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	SW 11	SW 11	E 8
kJ	1094	1074	1271	902	1079	951	690	680	552	451	170	192	194	361	416	288	250	205	202	181	198	153	58
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 9	SSW 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	SW 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	SW 10
kJ	80	65	101	15	204	204	200	221	217	212	373	373	373	122	116	96	96	81	58	158	81	62	82
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 8	SE 11	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 16	S 6	SSW 16	SSW 15	E 8	E 7	E 8	E 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 14
kJ	74	50	31	17	—	—	—	—	—	50	7	25	148	80	37	46	46	63	75	46	52	52	147
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 7	—	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	23	—	145	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	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	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	21	0	259	60	60	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	60	7	7	7	7	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Stompneus West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hell West Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	2	3	2	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	6	9	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4

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