Brak River Surf Forecast

/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.10° S 22.14° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Brak River surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 19.2° C
(Which is 1.0°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 12AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Apr)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Afternoon (30 Apr)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s
Evening (30 Apr)	10ft (3.0m)	16s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 29			Thursday 30								Friday 1								Sat 2
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	!	!	!	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSW 14	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	2490	2088	1733	1354	1053	847	713	653	3277	4077	3741	3121	2710	2087	1848	1820	1974	1795	1773	1694	1880	1513	964	743
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	ENE	NNE	ENE	WNW	S	S	SSE	SW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	W	S	SSE	NNE	NW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off
High Tide	2:37PM1.76m				2:48AM1.98m				3:07PM1.81m				3:16AM2.00m				3:35PM1.84m				3:44AM1.98m
Low Tide			8:31PM0.39m				9:00AM0.31m				8:58PM0.35m				9:25AM0.28m				9:25PM0.34m				9:49AM0.28m


	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—
	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	15	14	14	15	15	16	19	17	15	15	14	13	13	18	19	18	17	17	18	18	18	23	24
Feels °C	14	13	12	12	14	14	15	17	16	14	14	13	11	12	18	18	17	16	15	15	14	14	20	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	2490	2088	1733	1354	1053	847	713	550	3277	4077	3741	3121	2710	2087	1848	1820	1974	1795	1773	1694	1880	1513	964	743
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 9	SW 10	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 9	SW 11	SSW 14	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	E 10	SE 9	ESE 9	S 12	S 12	S 12
kJ	154	141	131	376	553	123	166	653	438	256	186	119	76	54	40	25	24	9	2	3	9	181	280	322
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	S 16	E 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 18	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 15	S 15	S 14
kJ	51	89	113	129	8	217	207	422	8	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	2	2	2	8	112	109	107
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	60	60	21	21	0	0	0	7	7	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Dias Beach	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Herolds Bay	Herolds Bay	Herolds Bay	Goukamma River Mouth	Herolds Bay	Brak River	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Jongensfontein Overberg
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Airport Rights New Zealand	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Saint Leu Reunion	Barbel Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Brak River South Africa
Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	6	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	9	5	7	5	5	4

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