Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

16.2°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 (01 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 10AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Oct)	6.5ft (2.0m)	10s
Afternoon (01 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	10s
Evening (01 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).
	Thursday 1								Friday 2								Saturday 3
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	0	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1260	932	752	631	492	414	423	370	308	355	363	313	279	198	167	398	544	568	496	284	250	268	237	202
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	N	SW	SW	W	WNW	WSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	S	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-on	on
High Tide			6:03AM1.79m				6:22PM1.85m				6:51AM1.63m				7:17PM1.64m					8:03AM1.47m				8:45PM1.45m
Low Tide	11:45PM0.38m				11:52AM0.49m				00:27AM0.56m				12:38PM0.68m				1:24AM0.75m				1:56PM0.88m


	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	3	2	1	—	1
Temp °C	24	24	26	30	33	31	17	17	16	16	17	18	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	16	16
Feels °C	21	20	21	23	27	29	16	17	15	16	17	17	16	16	15	17	15	13	13	13	13	15	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 12	S 6	SW 11
kJ	1260	932	752	631	492	414	423	370	308	355	363	313	279	198	167	398	544	568	496	284	250	268	76	202
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 6	SW 7	SW 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 6	SW 11	SSW 6
kJ	183	127	171	116	116	72	92	89	87	84	153	77	15	34	142	138	106	75	73	118	118	62	237	55
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SW 6	SW 11	SW 11	SW 14	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	E 10	E 8	E 8	E 9	SE 5
kJ	236	178	138	134	98	93	55	37	36	16	15	15	43	43	46	3	3	3	3	68	51	36	39	41
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NNW 4	NW 4	—	—	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	WSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 6	SE 6
kJ	—	—	—	14	3	—	—	6	9	7	43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	97	181
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Lookout Beach Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	3
Distance (km)	21	39	39	21	21	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	0	0	0	0	113	7	0	21	60
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Herolds Bay	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Outer Pool	Outer Pool	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Brak River	Brak River	Brak River	Keurbooms	Outer Pool	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Brak River Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Stompneus West Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Snake Park Durban/KZN South	Snake Park Durban/KZN South	Doring Bay West Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	2	4	2	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	7	5	5	7	6	5	4	5	5	4

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