Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

16.7° 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 (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 9PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	12s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	12s
Evening (11 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 11					Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	2	2	3	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 10	ESE 8	S 10	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	1643	1591	1412	1269	1229	1194	729	615	524	431	423	353	346	270	312	265	284	243	245	229	240	207	195	216
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	N	NNW	NNW	WNW	S	SSE	NNE	NW	WNW	NW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy
High Tide		1:16PM1.57m				1:36AM1.84m					2:15PM1.72m				2:32AM1.93m				3:06PM1.86m				3:22AM1.99m
Low Tide				7:16PM0.56m					8:05AM0.39m				8:17PM0.45m				8:54AM0.28m				9:10PM0.35m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—
	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	5:38
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	16	17	15	15	15	15	15	14	17	19	17	16	16	16	16	15
Feels °C	13	12	13	13	12	12	12	13	15	15	13	14	15	15	14	12	16	18	16	16	15	15	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SE 7	SSW 11	SSW 11	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8
kJ	1643	1591	1412	1269	1229	1194	729	615	524	194	423	353	169	188	173	238	284	243	223	229	240	207	195	216
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	SW 18	SW 18	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 11	SW 16	ESE 7	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	SSW 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSW 10
kJ	11	11	11	10	12	12	131	135	178	431	10	102	346	270	312	265	255	214	245	122	230	98	86	81
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	W 12	W 12	SW 16	W 11	SSE 7	W 11	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 18	SSE 10	SW 14	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 9
kJ	—	—	—	13	12	12	12	11	3	10	10	59	2	9	8	8	12	11	7	104	7	83	83	42
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SE 7	—	SE 7	—	—	SE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	163	—	200	—	—	169	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	60	248	60	60	60	39	21	21	39	60	60	21	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	9	9	9	6	7

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