Brak River surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 SAST
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Brak River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Brak River sea temperature is
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Brak River today?

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 9AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (26 Apr)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
1
1
1
2
2
0
3
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2
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
7
1
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.9
SW
10
1
SW
8
1
SW
9
2.5
SW
9
3
SW
9
2.3
SW
8
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
12
3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
91
84
160
139
159
1011
1228
754
1433
1456
1669
1868
1911
1941
2732
2910
2073
2181
2496
3502
3444
2988
2544
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
ESE
5
E
5
SSW
15
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNW
cross
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:06AM1.59m
12:40PM1.48m
1:01AM1.73m
1:27PM1.59m
1:42AM1.85m
2:04PM1.69m
Low Tide
6:48AM0.65m
6:49PM0.63m
7:32AM0.52m
7:30PM0.53m
8:06AM0.43m
8:03PM0.45m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:01
7:01
7:03
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5:55
5:54
5:52
1
5
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
21
22
17
16
15
13
13
13
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
15
16
16
15
14
18
17
18
21
20
13
13
8
7
7
7
8
7
8
9
8
8
8
9
11
12
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
7
1
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.9
SW
10
1
SW
8
1
SW
9
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SW
12
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
12
3
S
12
Energy kJ
89
91
84
160
139
159
51
38
41
43
56
52
49
31
52
2070
2148
2073
2181
2496
3502
3444
2988
2544
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
E
10
0.4
SW
12
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
68
66
56
81
74
69
21
21
48
63
28
62
49
52
30
17
18
19
9
9
8
8
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
S
19
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
55
53
37
22
22
21
20
19
18
17
7
17
20
19
18
18
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
9
2.5
SW
9
3
SW
9
2.3
SW
8
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
330
1011
1228
754
1433
1456
1669
1868
1911
1941
2732
2910
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
5
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
7
21
0
0
0
113
7
570
419
844
342
419
351
1591
7
3
7
3
3
7
7
7
7
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
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