Brak River surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 SAST
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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
17.7° 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 3AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (25 May)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (25 May)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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)
1
1
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SSW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.1
SSW
19
1.7
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
290
290
318
1033
1150
1218
1500
1810
1761
1559
1218
991
892
721
555
473
511
511
1120
992
872
834
904
1919
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
E
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
0
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
0
NNW
5
NNW
0
SW
10
S
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
11:14PM1.61m
11:49AM1.40m
00:15AM1.67m
12:47PM1.47m
1:03AM1.74m
1:31PM1.54m
Low Tide
4:47PM0.72m
6:02AM0.68m
5:54PM0.68m
6:53AM0.61m
6:44PM0.63m
7:32AM0.54m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:31
5:31
5:30
Temp °C
17
16
16
17
16
16
19
20
19
19
19
18
16
16
18
19
17
16
16
16
15
15
17
19
16
15
16
17
15
15
19
19
19
18
17
17
14
15
17
18
17
17
16
17
15
15
17
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.5
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.7
SSW
19
Energy kJ
290
290
269
1033
1150
1218
1500
1810
1761
1559
1218
991
892
721
555
473
511
511
1120
992
872
834
755
1919
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.6
SW
5
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.5
SSW
21
1.1
SSW
19
1.6
SW
14
Energy kJ
151
151
318
66
65
44
41
39
48
47
34
34
34
24
9
20
13
104
14
8
8
246
904
947
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
SSE
9
0.4
E
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSW
22
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
12
Energy kJ
48
47
47
18
18
18
17
17
17
8
8
8
7
2
2
7
8
13
3
3
49
3
6
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
Energy kJ
7
21
23
30
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
4
1
4
4
4
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
39
21
0
0
39
21
0
60
0
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
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