Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

16.3° 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 (13 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 20s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 10AM is: 1.8m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Aug)	5.5ft (1.7m)	20s
Afternoon (13 Aug)	6ft (1.8m)	18s
Evening (13 Aug)	5ft (1.5m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu night, calm by Fri night).
	Thursday 13								Friday 14								Saturday 15
	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	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	3	3	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	S 21	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	2150	1553	2070	2834	1988	1735	1320	1057	917	906	711	620	525	472	472	355	336	261	257	257	257	253	242	231
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	N	N	N	N	N	N	S	SSW	NNE	WNW	WNW	NNE	E	ESE	ESE	E	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	on	glassy
High Tide		3:55AM2.03m				4:18PM2.14m				4:32AM2.03m				4:54PM2.15m					5:07AM1.99m				5:29PM2.11m
Low Tide				10:02AM0.16m				10:26PM0.21m				10:35AM0.15m				11:00PM0.23m					11:06AM0.18m


	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	22	26	26	24	26	25	23	22	25	29	20	15	14	14	14	13	17	18	16	15	18
Feels °C	13	12	13	18	22	22	19	20	18	17	16	20	25	16	15	14	14	14	12	16	16	15	15	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 18	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	SW 14	SW 13	E 8	ESE 5
kJ	1316	1062	865	692	631	1735	542	463	477	499	484	421	318	322	232	221	173	144	144	118	257	253	88	49
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	S 9	SSW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 5	SSW 4	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	1250	1178	2070	2834	1988	2	1320	1057	917	906	711	620	525	472	472	355	336	261	257	257	3	2	242	231
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 21	S 21	SW 16	S 10	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	—	—	NNW 4	NNW 4	SSW 4	WSW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 6	SW 5	S 12	S 12	SW 4	E 8
kJ	934	1539	739	8	9	2	2	2	2	2	—	—	14	3	7	5	50	35	11	7	3	3	1	86
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	E 9	ESE 9	E 9	—	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	—	S 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	E 8	ESE 5	E 8
kJ	2150	1553	1236	—	794	542	715	—	13	19	20	22	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	144	200	40	230
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	3	3	3	2	3
Distance (km)	39	21	21	21	21	21	40	39	39	21	21	21	21	58	0	0	0	0	21	60	60	60	21	0
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Strandfontein West Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	5	5	9	9	9	9	7	7	6	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	7	6	8	8	7	7

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