Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

17.4°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 (26 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 5PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Afternoon (26 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Evening (26 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 26					Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28
	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)	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 9	S 10	SW 10	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 19	SSW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	61	59	98	60	111	97	82	67	47	47	96	92	176	118	99	127	92	67	64	533	1110
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	E	E	E	SE	SSE	ESE	E	WNW	WSW	WNW	WSW	SSE	SE	ESE	E	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide			3:30PM2.25m				3:53AM2.05m				4:07PM2.23m				4:31AM2.02m				4:45PM2.15m
Low Tide	9:13AM0.23m				9:43PM0.13m				9:48AM0.23m				10:18PM0.17m				10:25AM0.29m				10:55PM0.26m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	19	18	18	16	16	17	19	19	18	17	17	17	16	18	20	20	19	17	17
Feels °C	19	17	18	18	18	15	16	16	19	17	18	18	18	16	15	18	20	19	18	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 9	S 10	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 6	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 19	SSW 18
kJ	61	59	98	22	52	97	82	67	47	40	19	92	114	118	99	127	62	62	53	533	1110
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	SW 9	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SE 10	S 6	SE 8	SSE 8	SE 7	SW 11	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 7
kJ	26	39	46	60	79	40	55	44	22	22	23	20	33	84	79	96	62	46	48	68	88
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	SSE 10	WSW 12	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SW 10	SW 10	WSW 10	SE 8	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SE 8	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 10
kJ	10	20	15	32	31	18	17	16	24	24	19	24	72	34	45	24	92	67	64	114	156
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSE 6	—	—	—	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	111	—	—	—	—	47	96	—	176	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Onrus Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	3	4
Distance (km)	844	60	7	39	0	60	21	58	275	60	60	0	0	0	0	0	7	77	60	60	21
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route		Gerickes Point	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Herolds Bay	Brak River	Brak River	Santos Reef	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma
Rating (10 max)		2	1	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Alkantstrand KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Mapelane KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Snake Park Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	4	6	7	7	8	5	7	4	6	5

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