Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

16.6° 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 (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 3PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	15s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	14s
Evening (21 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 21							Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	!	4	4	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 13	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SSW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	341	1052	1578	2064	2099	1807	1699	1359	1112	956	1010	967	835	710	600	438	615	793	897	1806	1303	1278	6706
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	SSE	SE	SE	ENE	NE	NE	W	WNW	WSW	SW	SSW	SW	W	NNW	WNW	WNW	NW	SW	SW	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide			8:18AM1.42m				8:59PM1.56m				9:19AM1.31m				10:08PM1.47m				10:52AM1.25m
Low Tide	2:16AM0.73m				2:10PM0.68m				3:19AM0.83m				3:10PM0.80m				4:49AM0.87m				4:42PM0.88m


	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—
Temp °C	14	13	15	16	14	13	13	14	13	12	15	16	15	13	13	12	12	12	17	18	14	14	13
Feels °C	13	12	15	14	13	12	12	14	12	10	13	13	13	12	12	10	10	10	14	13	12	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 13	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	ESE 12	SW 12	SSW 18
kJ	341	1052	1578	2064	2099	1807	1699	1359	1112	956	1010	967	835	710	600	438	615	793	897	966	125	1278	6706
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SSW 21	S 20	ESE 12
kJ	329	335	317	275	220	220	214	180	183	186	186	186	151	157	309	248	133	129	127	147	90	783	93
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 7	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 7	S 23	SSE 8	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	75	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	104	213	198	212	186	26	25	14	10	6	94	93
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 3	WSW 3	WSW 4	—	—	—	—	NW 2	—	SW 11	SW 11	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	12	—	—	—	—	1	—	1806	1303	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	60	60	39	21	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	7
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Millars Point Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Hell West Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	9
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	8	7	9	5	4	5	4	4	5	5	9

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