Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

17.2°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 (20 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 9PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Afternoon (20 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Evening (20 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 20					Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	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	0	0	3	2	4	4	4	4	!	!	3	3	!	4	3	3	2	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	431	396	441	572	669	995	1447	1739	2345	2956	2259	1605	855	2472	1208	1764	1092	1092	1151	1596	1027
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SSE	SW	NNE	NNW	NNW	NW	W	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		12:04PM1.47m				00:22AM1.42m				12:47PM1.63m				1:04AM1.57m				1:20PM1.80m
Low Tide				6:26PM0.87m				6:25AM0.77m				7:04PM0.70m				7:03AM0.63m				7:36PM0.52m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	16	15	15	15	16	18	22	20	18	16	15	15	15	16	18	17	16	16	15
Feels °C	15	14	13	13	14	14	14	15	17	15	14	14	13	13	14	13	14	12	12	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	431	396	441	572	669	995	1447	1739	2345	2341	47	32	855	1557	1208	1064	17	9	9	1087	1027
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	10	23	22	21	20	20	12	58	55	49	—	—	27	16	17	17	—	—	—	10	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	6	—	—	—	—	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 7	SW 12	—	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2956	2259	1605	365	2472	—	1764	1092	1092	1151	1596	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	4
Distance (km)	36	60	60	0	39	0	0	0	0	115	115	7	7	7	0	7	114	114	7	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	8	5	8	5	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	9	9	9	9	8	8	5	5	5	5	5	6	6

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