Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 am 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

19.7°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 (13 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 12PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s
Afternoon (13 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Evening (13 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).
	Friday 13							Saturday 14								Sunday 15								Mon 16
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	0	0	2	4	4	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	4	2	1	0	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	297	292	240	234	220	314	1135	1320	1384	1862	2212	2191	1889	1834	1623	1647	1515	1303	1264	1060	943	880	567	471	361
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ESE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		5:21AM1.74m				5:22PM1.75m				5:57AM1.66m				5:55PM1.63m				6:40AM1.57m				6:37PM1.51m
Low Tide				11:08AM0.65m				11:30PM0.55m				11:43AM0.76m				00:07AM0.65m				12:28PM0.87m				00:52AM0.76m


	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18
	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—	—	7:13
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1
Temp °C	17	17	19	20	19	18	17	16	16	18	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	18	21	21	20	19	19	18	18
Feels °C	15	15	16	16	16	18	17	16	16	17	15	14	13	13	15	15	16	19	20	19	19	19	19	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	E 10	SW 10	SSW 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	297	292	240	47	220	314	1135	1320	1384	1862	2212	2191	1889	1834	1623	1647	1515	1303	1264	1060	943	880	567	471	361
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	S 6	E 6	E 7
kJ	71	48	48	35	133	297	28	27	27	26	15	—	—	—	—	—	13	77	47	33	25	25	65	34	70
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 19	S 18	S 18	SSW 13	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 6	S 9	SSE 9
kJ	7	6	6	35	46	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	13	13	13	13	33	41	28
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	—	—	—	—	S 6	S 6	S 6
kJ	—	—	—	234	—	—	—	—	—	—	119	56	135	200	256	182	113	96	—	—	—	—	99	78	124
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Off The Wall Cape Town	Sharpleys Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	7	115	77	7	0	0	0	60	347	683	60	60	60	39	21	0	7	60	60	7	7	7	7
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Outer Pool	Outer Pool	Santos Reef	The Wreck	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point			Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Beach Road Cape Town	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Koeel Bay Overberg	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hell West Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	7	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	9	8	6	6	6	5	4	4

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