Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Brak River sea temperature is

16.8°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 (14 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 5PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Afternoon (14 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	13s
Evening (14 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 14					Thursday 15								Friday 16
	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)	2	1	3	3	4	4	3	3	!	3	1	3	4	4	4	4	2	0	1	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	362	309	1067	1164	1327	1613	1682	1847	3746	3045	2708	1949	1712	1537	1299	1067	891	734	639	590	614
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	S	S	ENE	NE	NNE	NE	SE	ESE	E	ESE	SSE	SE	N	W	S	SE	SSE	NE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross
High Tide				5:15PM1.88m				5:34AM1.72m				5:41PM1.74m				6:06AM1.59m				6:09PM1.58m
Low Tide	10:54AM0.46m					11:16PM0.47m				11:22AM0.59m				11:45PM0.59m				11:53AM0.74m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	16	14	13	13	12	15	20	20	19	17	16	16	17	20	24	22	19	18	18
Feels °C	18	16	14	13	13	13	11	13	19	18	17	17	16	16	17	20	23	20	18	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	362	271	1067	1164	1327	1613	1682	1847	3746	3045	2708	1949	1712	1537	1299	1067	891	734	639	590	614
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	SSW 13	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	E 9	SSW 17	SSW 16	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	43	309	26	26	28	39	634	880	48	50	50	51	36	35	35	22	22	22	22	12	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 9	ESE 4	ESE 4	—	—	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	42	2	2	—	—	48	46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 3	SW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	7	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	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	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	4	4	1	5	5	5	5	1	4	4	4	4	2	3	1	3	2
Distance (km)	0	77	7	7	0	0	21	60	60	60	60	21	0	0	0	0	7	39	7	0	3
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	2	3	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4

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