Brak River surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.9°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 2AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (18 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
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5
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.2
SW
2
SSW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
0.4
SSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)1211111111111211111110101099121218111212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)865770981729127812011628174515801090870739612433424593773109323133773556248320431739
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
25
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
W
0
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
30
NW
40
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
30
W
20
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:41PM
2.03
3:55AM
2.24
4:18PM
2.03
4:33AM
2.20
4:57PM
1.98
5:13AM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:38PM
0.14
10:07AM
0.07
10:14PM
0.15
10:44AM
0.12
10:51PM
0.23
11:21AM
0.23
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-----6:56-------6:56-------6:56--
Sunset6:06-------6:05-------6:04-------
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
13----------------------
Temp. °C171214151415182021191817161621232219151413141720
Feels °C (?)1271091012141517181614131314141312878101013
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