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Brak River surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 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
20.0° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Brak River today?

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 12PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (20 Apr)15ft (4.5m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
3
3
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4.5
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SSW
4.5
SW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)111112121414141413131312131212131314151616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)259224673262557838983709360331482576225323134473493844175796654354466610849189419161813968335822
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
SW
15
S
15
SE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:13AM
2.09
5:39PM
1.87
5:56AM
1.92
6:27PM
1.73
6:46AM
1.71
7:26PM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:21AM
0.23
11:31PM
0.37
12:03PM
0.39
12:18AM
0.55
12:52PM
0.57
1:21AM
0.74
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-6:56-------6:58-------6:58------
Sunset----6:01-------6:00-------6:00---
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------1--1------
Temp. °C131416181916151414142021161615151415171817151514
Feels °C (?)78811141312111091414101110111012141414121311
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