Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

16.6° 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 (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 1PM is: 2.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	18s
Evening (27 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 27							Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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	0	0	!	!	!	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	1	0	1	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	691	964	2228	3467	3135	6375	5577	4819	4260	2177	1953	1900	1848	1676	1382	1204	1061	888	902	902	863	863	863
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WNW	WNW	S	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	2:25AM1.64m				2:59PM1.64m				3:00AM1.73m				3:30PM1.75m				3:31AM1.80m				3:58PM1.83m
Low Tide			8:40AM0.51m				8:51PM0.62m				9:11AM0.41m				9:23PM0.53m				9:40AM0.33m				9:54PM0.45m


	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—
mm	—	—	—	1	3	2	1	1	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	16	16	15	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	14	13	13	13	12	15	17	16	16	15
Feels °C	11	13	14	14	11	9	9	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	8	12	14	12	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 8
kJ	691	964	2228	3467	3135	6375	5577	4819	4260	2177	1953	1900	1848	1676	1382	1204	1061	888	902	902	863	863	397
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	S 8	—	S 12	S 12	S 12	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	S 11	S 11	—	SSW 13
kJ	341	636	369	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	157	—	3	3	3	270	198	138	2	2	—	863
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 11	—	S 11	—	—	—	—
kJ	16	8	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	2	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 4	—	—	—	S 8	—	—	—	—	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 8
kJ	21	—	—	—	494	—	—	—	—	378	398	275	275	303	326	315	—	232	195	147	258	404	544
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dumps Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Voelklip Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	77	257	599	60	60	60	60	60	338	60	60	60	39	21	21	60	265	60	21	21
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Brak River	Outer Pool	Herolds Bay	Keurbooms			Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4			7	6	5	5	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Keurbooms Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	3	7	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Etang-Sale Reunion	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Costa Azul Mexico	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Chameau Mauritius	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Antiques Maldives	Bancoora Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	5	6	4	4	4

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