Brak River surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 SAST
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Brak River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Brak River sea temperature is
19.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Brak River today?

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 1PM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (20 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)19s
Evening (20 Nov)10ft (3.0m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
!
!
!
5
4
4
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
S
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.3
SW
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
2
S
2.1
S
Period(s) (?)171616191716161515141414131313131212111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)112112781856207443914043379833802994264323922118187616191465130111705376186946066179341011
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
ESE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glassglassoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:24AM
1.84
3:29PM
1.98
3:53AM
1.84
3:56PM
1.96
4:22AM
1.82
4:24PM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:12AM
0.48
9:37PM
0.36
9:40AM
0.50
10:05PM
0.37
10:10AM
0.54
10:35PM
0.41
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
Sunrise-5:16-------5:16-------5:15------
Sunset----7:16-------7:17-------7:19---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161821212018181718192221201817171719222220191818
Feels °C (?)161819181919191718192119181817171718191916171717
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