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/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /
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Brak River surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 SASTForecast 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
18.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Brak River today?
The current surf forecast for Brak River at 6PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Brak River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, gales from the WNW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
2306 | 1866 | 1638 | 1427 | 1213 | 1147 | 947 | 683 | 564 | 377 | 287 | 184 | 3184 | 2360 | 2069 | 1715 | 1092 | 777 | 85 | 7108 | 6474 | 6395 | 5681 | 6483 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 8:05AM1.34m | 9:19PM1.41m | 9:47AM1.30m | 10:48PM1.49m | 11:21AM1.37m | 11:54PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29PM0.79m | 3:58AM0.89m | 4:13PM0.79m | 5:29AM0.77m | 5:31PM0.70m | 6:27AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
16 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | S 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 2306 | 1866 | 1638 | 1427 | 1213 | 1147 | 947 | 683 | 564 | 377 | 287 | 184 | 2627 | 2360 | 2069 | 1715 | 1092 | 777 | 85 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 5410 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 459 | 407 | 407 | 336 | 308 | 299 | 257 | 212 | 253 | 277 | 1 | 1 | 106 | 68 | 37 | 74 | 200 | 177 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 44 | 42 | 7 | 72 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | W 7 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 29 | 34 | — | 5 | 18 | 42 | 286 | 1151 | 1599 | 3184 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 992 | 5902 | 7108 | 6474 | 6395 | 5681 | 6483 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 60 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 502 | 77 | 78 | 257 | 723 | 916 | 21 | 21 | 720 | 676 | 664 | 687 | 258 | 330 | 340 | 77 |
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