Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 am 29 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 (29 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 12PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Evening (29 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 29							Thursday 30								Friday 31
	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)	1	2	2	0	0	1	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	1	0	3	3	2	2	1	0	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	ESE 9	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	1061	1045	1002	1018	965	979	965	863	850	756	745	649	649	649	572	590	501	456	523	424	575	1055	1133
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	ENE	ESE	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	3:31AM1.80m				3:58PM1.83m				4:01AM1.86m				4:26PM1.90m				4:31AM1.89m				4:54PM1.95m
Low Tide			9:40AM0.33m				9:54PM0.45m				10:08AM0.28m				10:25PM0.39m				10:36AM0.25m				10:55PM0.36m


	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	15	17	16	15	15	15	14	14	16	17	16	15	15	14	13	13	15	17	17	17	16
Feels °C	10	10	12	13	12	12	13	13	12	12	14	14	13	12	12	12	11	11	12	13	13	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	ESE 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	1061	1045	1002	1018	965	979	337	863	850	756	745	649	649	649	572	355	442	456	380	297	248	522	755
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	S 11	—	—	SSW 13	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 9	—	—	—	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	S 19	SW 18	E 9	SW 12
kJ	131	186	145	2	—	—	965	261	183	163	181	232	—	—	—	590	501	431	418	7	13	176	175
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 6	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 18
kJ	3	6	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	80	—	—	—	—	175	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	—	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 9	—	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	76	101	230	198	379	438	—	315	243	220	348	—	318	412	373	469	415	445	523	424	575	1055	1133
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Rating (10 max)	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	21	21	60	60	60	60	21	21	21	21	39	259	60	39	39	21	21	21	39	60	60	21	21
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	7	6	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	6	5	5	5

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