Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (30 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 4PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	8s
Afternoon (30 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	9s
Evening (30 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 30					Thursday 1								Friday 2
	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	2	!	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	827	602	999	1107	1874	1260	885	736	631	551	489	502	445	383	370	363	319	284	244	210	237
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	N	NNE	WNW	SW	W	W	WSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				5:40PM2.03m				6:03AM1.79m				6:22PM1.85m				6:51AM1.63m				7:17PM1.64m
Low Tide		11:14AM0.33m				11:45PM0.38m				11:52AM0.49m				00:27AM0.56m				12:38PM0.68m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	23	21	20	23	23	24	27	30	33	32	18	17	17	16	17	18	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	19	20	18	18	21	20	20	22	24	28	29	19	17	17	16	17	16	15	16	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	SE 10	SSW 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 11
kJ	534	173	243	1107	1391	1260	885	736	631	551	489	502	445	383	370	363	319	284	244	210	237
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	—	SSW 13	SW 14	SW 13	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 5	SW 7	E 10
kJ	309	297	—	229	189	183	174	171	116	73	93	92	89	87	84	103	60	59	12	23	171
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SW 5	SSE 10	SW 11	SW 11	SE 9
kJ	89	—	—	—	—	—	178	138	134	98	72	55	37	36	16	15	14	9	43	43	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	—	ESE 9	—	—	NNE 3	NNW 4	NNW 4	—	SW 3	SW 4	SW 4	WSW 7	WSW 6	—	SW 5	—	—	—
kJ	827	602	999	—	1874	—	—	2	12	5	—	2	6	7	31	45	—	13	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay 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	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	60	60	60	39	21	21	39	39	21	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Dias Beach	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Herolds Bay	Outer Pool	Brak River	Outer Pool	Gerickes Point	Outer Pool
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	2	3	4	3	2
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Pascuales Mexico	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Fish Boma South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Bolina Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5

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