Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

16.9°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 (25 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 1AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Afternoon (25 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Evening (25 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 24			Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SSE 5	SSE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	325	229	225	229	225	216	203	165	147	120	95	91	83	61	47	51	51	62	77
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	NE	S	NNE	S	SE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	NNE	S	S	S	S	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	on
High Tide	2:22PM2.11m				2:43AM1.97m				2:55PM2.21m				3:18AM2.03m				3:30PM2.25m
Low Tide			8:37PM0.24m				8:40AM0.28m				9:10PM0.16m				9:13AM0.23m				9:43PM0.13m


	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2
Temp °C	17	16	16	16	15	16	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	17	19	19	19	17	16
Feels °C	16	16	17	16	15	16	16	16	15	15	16	16	17	18	18	17	17	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SW 9	S 7	S 7	SW 9	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	325	229	225	229	225	216	203	165	147	120	95	91	83	61	37	51	46	47	48
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	ESE 10	S 8	SW 9	SW 9	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	11	55	53	54	37	38	37	25	24	16	13	6	10	41	47	46	51	33	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	SW 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSE 10	WSW 12	WSW 12	SE 10
kJ	2	11	11	11	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	7	11	10	20	15	14	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 5	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	23	62	77
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	7	0	0	0	0	0	77	60	60	60	60	0	0	0	74	77	40	77	60
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	The Wreck	Groenvlei	Keurbooms	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Moonlight Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1
Header Global	Outside Corner Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Nyang-Nyang Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	El Huerto Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Vanthrax France	Vanthrax France	La Nora Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Afife Portugal	Anglet - Corsaires France	Anglet - Corsaires France	Anglet - Corsaires France	Afife Portugal
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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