Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 am 22 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 (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 4AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (22 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 22								Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	!	!	3	5	!	!	!	!	!	4	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 11	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1359	1112	892	948	1022	835	710	711	499	573	807	843	1848	2005	966	2208	6934	6394	5840	4758	3522	3118	2873	2374
Wind (km/h)	ENE	WNW	WNW	WSW	SSW	S	SW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	SW	W	SSW	SSW	NW	ESE	NE	NE	E	ESE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide				9:19AM1.31m				10:08PM1.47m				10:52AM1.25m					11:35PM1.44m				12:33PM1.30m
Low Tide		3:19AM0.83m				3:10PM0.80m				4:49AM0.87m				4:42PM0.88m					6:22AM0.83m				6:21PM0.87m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	12	15	16	15	13	13	13	13	12	17	18	14	13	13	14	13	13	15	17	16	14	15
Feels °C	12	13	10	13	14	14	12	12	12	11	10	14	12	13	10	12	13	12	12	13	15	14	13	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 11	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 12	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	1359	1112	892	948	1022	835	710	711	499	573	807	843	984	1151	966	1177	6934	6394	5840	4758	3522	3118	2873	2374
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	ESE 12	SSW 20	SSW 18	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 11
kJ	180	183	186	186	151	151	157	240	240	133	129	127	147	94	640	2208	93	54	53	53	51	49	31	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	S 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSE 8	WSW 12	SE 7	S 23	S 21	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	104	213	198	212	186	25	57	14	10	81	94	93	93	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 11	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1848	2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	4	3	5	4	4	7	6	5	5
Distance (km)	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	7	0	7	7	21	60	60	60
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	5	8	8	8	7	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	5	9	8	8	9	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	9	5	4	4	4	4	4	9	9	9	9	8	9	7	5

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