Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

16.1°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 (19 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 3AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 2.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Afternoon (19 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Evening (19 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 18			Saturday 19								Sunday 20
	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)	0	0	3	3	4	4	2	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	512	700	689	604	576	479	409	455	309	334	1117	1389	1474	1327	1200	919	821	600	529
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	NE	NNE	ENE	SE	SE	SE	E	E	NNE	NNE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on
High Tide		7:23PM1.40m					8:21AM1.26m				9:07PM1.26m					12:02PM1.27m
Low Tide				1:41AM0.92m					2:04PM1.05m				4:50AM0.99m					6:19PM1.02m


	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	14	14	14	14	14	17	18	16	15	15	15	15	16	18	19	18	16	16
Feels °C	9	11	12	13	13	13	16	16	14	14	15	14	14	16	17	17	17	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 13	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	512	700	262	286	346	318	280	253	223	192	1117	1389	1474	1327	1200	919	821	600	529
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 20	—	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	—	ESE 8
kJ	7	—	689	604	576	479	409	455	309	268	163	171	144	147	112	112	137	—	119
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 18	SSW 18	—	SW 16	SSW 16	—	SSW 15	SSW 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	31	30	—	66	100	—	125	334	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 8	—
kJ	461	352	388	510	553	413	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	112	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1
Distance (km)	60	60	39	21	0	0	74	60	39	0	0	0	0	0	60	60	60	39	21
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	5	4	4	5	4	9	9	8	8	8

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