Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

16.7° 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 (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 5AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	13s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	13s
Evening (08 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Friday 10
	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)	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	3	4	!	!	!	!	4	3	4	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1182	1164	1147	1109	1058	1075	1317	1250	3130	3075	2345	2745	2380	2380	2486	2895	3091	3045	2809	2567	2528	2268	2199	1875
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	W	W	WSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	S	S	SSE	S	S	WNW	NW	NW	W	SSE	E	NNE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	on
High Tide				9:14AM1.43m				9:56PM1.67m				10:35AM1.40m					11:15PM1.68m				12:02PM1.45m
Low Tide		3:14AM0.68m				3:12PM0.65m				4:37AM0.68m				4:37PM0.68m					6:00AM0.62m				6:04PM0.65m


	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	18	19	16	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	13	14	14	13	13
Feels °C	15	14	13	15	14	13	12	12	11	11	12	11	12	11	12	11	11	9	9	12	12	13	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 17	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
kJ	1182	1164	1147	1109	1058	700	1317	1250	3130	3075	2345	2745	2380	2380	2486	2895	3091	3045	2809	2567	2528	2268	2199	1875
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 20	S 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	ESE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 12	SE 9	SW 10	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	—	—	—
kJ	196	196	274	454	448	9	643	715	77	3	251	2	2	2	2	9	9	8	8	7	7	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	SSW 13	ESE 10	E 10	SE 11	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	38	24	24	24	18	2	9	90	10	2	4	11	10	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	1075	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	7	114	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	0	3	3	3	3	0	7	0	0	39
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	7	6	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	9	8	8

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