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Brak River surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 17 Feb 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
22.2° C
 (Which is 1.1°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 11AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (17 Feb)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (17 Feb)6ft (1.9m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)171616161515161514141413131313131313131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)80482384811211037155717661698138912441065880854932103011341134501501572640610601521
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
10
S
5
SW
0
ENE
0
ESE
5
SSW
5
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crossglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrossonglasscross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
3:48AM
2.02
3:57PM
2.01
4:16AM
2.11
4:27PM
2.05
4:46AM
2.17
4:59PM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:51AM
0.32
10:01PM
0.21
10:21AM
0.24
10:29PM
0.17
10:52AM
0.21
10:59PM
0.17
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise-6:07-------6:07-------6:09------
Sunset----7:22-------7:21-------7:20---
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------1---------
Temp. °C272527282523222222222526252322212021212222212020
Feels °C (?)272325262524242423242525252523222122212121222121
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