Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

18.2°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 (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 4AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	11s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Evening (28 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	19s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 27			Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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)	0	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	3	3	3	4	2	2	3	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	ESE 7	SW 12	ESE 7	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SE 8	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	94	70	71	63	80	96	92	65	78	528	928	1081	1094	1074	1271	902	1079	951	769
Wind (km/h)	SE	ENE	N	WSW	NW	SSW	SSE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	E	ENE	E	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide	4:07PM2.23m				4:31AM2.02m				4:45PM2.15m					5:12AM1.94m				5:28PM2.00m
Low Tide			10:18PM0.17m				10:25AM0.29m				10:55PM0.26m					11:04AM0.40m


	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	17	17	16	17	20	20	18	16	16	16	16	19	22	21	21	19	18
Feels °C	17	18	18	17	16	17	19	18	16	15	15	15	16	19	21	20	21	20	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 8	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13
kJ	94	70	65	63	77	71	47	47	78	528	928	1081	1094	1074	1271	902	1079	951	769
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 6	SE 8	E 7	E 7	SE 7	SE 8	E 7	SE 8	ESE 7	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	11	64	19	53	45	45	53	46	35	69	90	112	51	65	101	141	204	204	200
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 10	S 8	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 8	SE 11	SSW 6	—	SSW 6	—
kJ	19	18	71	34	80	96	92	65	65	110	141	119	61	39	31	15	—	12	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSW 2	—	—	—	—	E 7	—	—	—	E 7	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	35	—	—	—	22	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	3	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	60	0	0	0	0	0	7	115	60	60	21	21	21	0	259	60	39	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Santos Reef	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	6	7	5	7	4	5	5	5	8	4	4	5	5	5	5	9	5

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