Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

16.4° 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 (25 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 7AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	13s
Afternoon (25 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Evening (25 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 25								Sunday 26								Monday 27
	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)	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	1879	1538	1493	1575	1622	1573	1477	1407	1277	1082	918	794	648	583	413	918	803	835	908	2257	3393	3663	4494	3499
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	NNW	E	ESE	ESE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	ESE	ESE	WSW	W	W	W	W	SW	S	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	00:51AM1.48m				1:39PM1.40m				1:45AM1.56m					2:24PM1.52m				2:25AM1.64m				2:59PM1.64m
Low Tide			7:24AM0.74m				7:28PM0.80m					8:06AM0.62m				8:14PM0.71m				8:40AM0.51m				8:51PM0.62m


	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	1
Temp °C	14	13	13	15	17	15	14	14	15	15	15	19	22	20	18	16	14	13	14	15	17	15	16	15
Feels °C	13	12	11	13	15	13	12	12	14	13	12	17	20	18	17	14	11	11	13	13	14	13	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16
kJ	1879	1538	1493	1575	1622	1573	1477	1407	1277	1082	918	794	648	583	413	918	803	835	908	2257	3393	3663	4494	3499
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 10	S 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 20	ESE 9	SSW 18	E 8	—
kJ	48	57	44	42	64	64	67	67	67	177	341	337	381	371	289	24	140	341	636	276	7	2030	10	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 11	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 11	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	29	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	57	38	38	38	38	82	2	17	16	8	8	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 3	SW 4	—	—	—	—	—	SE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	17	—	—	—	—	—	427
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	1	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	60	60	60	21	0	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	58	117	60
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	8	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	8	6	6	9	8	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5

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