Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 pm 09 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 (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 4PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Evening (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 9					Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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)	4	3	3	!	!	!	!	!	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	2745	2380	2380	2665	3045	3045	2809	2767	2528	2318	2199	2123	1845	1754	1783	1814	1764	1693	1505	1155	1215	754	637	544
Wind (km/h)	SW	S	SSE	SSW	SW	WNW	NW	NNW	SSW	SSE	ESE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide	10:35AM1.40m					11:15PM1.68m				12:02PM1.45m				00:31AM1.74m				1:16PM1.57m				1:36AM1.84m
Low Tide			4:37PM0.68m					6:00AM0.62m				6:04PM0.65m				7:09AM0.51m				7:16PM0.56m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—
	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	5:37
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	14	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	15	16	15	15	15	15	14	14
Feels °C	13	12	11	13	12	12	10	10	13	13	13	13	11	11	12	12	13	13	12	13	13	13	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SE 7
kJ	2745	2380	2380	2665	3045	3045	2809	2767	2528	2318	2199	2123	1845	1754	1783	1814	1764	1693	1505	1155	1215	754	637	228
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	SW 18	SSE 7	SE 7	SSW 11
kJ	2	2	2	2	9	9	8	8	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	11	11	11	10	12	168	206	544
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 17	SE 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 13	—	—	—	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	W 12
kJ	11	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	—	—	—	13	12	12	12	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	—	E 4	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	E 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	—	15	171	255	308	112
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	0	7	7	3	3	3	3	3	0	7	0	0	60	39	21	21	60	303	60	60	60	60	60	39
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	5	5	5	4

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