Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

16.1°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 (07 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 12PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	15s
Afternoon (07 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	15s
Evening (07 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 7							Thursday 8								Friday 9
	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	2	1	0	1	4	5	5	5	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	2	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2796	2553	2233	2307	2307	2771	2881	3038	3079	3038	2805	2445	2243	1784	1598	1722	2020	2200	2241	2076	1791	1385	1131
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	SE	ESE	ESE	E	NE	WNW	WNW	W	SSW	SSW	S	S	NW	SSW	N	N	SSW	SSE	SSE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	glassy
High Tide				1:45PM1.92m					2:06AM1.84m				2:21PM2.06m				2:41AM1.93m				2:54PM2.15m
Low Tide		7:36AM0.51m					8:07PM0.40m				8:11AM0.39m				8:39PM0.30m				8:41AM0.31m				9:08PM0.24m


	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:38	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	16	19	18	16	14	13	13	12	15	20	19	17	15	15
Feels °C	10	12	13	11	10	11	13	12	11	14	16	14	14	14	12	13	11	14	19	16	15	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	2796	2553	2233	2307	2307	2771	2881	3038	3079	3038	2805	2445	2243	1784	1598	1722	2020	2200	2241	2076	1791	1385	1131
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 10	E 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9
kJ	120	92	94	94	94	94	125	130	212	51	72	54	167	52	125	125	125	96	96	94	67	65	64
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 5	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	167	100	100	98	73	73	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	E 3	E 4	—	—	—	—	SW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	4	6	7	—	—	—	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Long Beach Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay 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	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	1	5	5	5	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	2	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	115	249	351	60	21	0	0	0	0	7	7	0	0	0	3	3	0	77	7	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	The Wreck			Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Brak River	Brak River	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Santos Reef	Buffalo Bay	Santos Reef	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4			5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hell West Coast	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Long Beach Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hell West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	9	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5

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