Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

16.4°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 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 8AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	10s
Afternoon (13 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Evening (13 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14								Thursday 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	2	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	712	639	570	498	488	459	404	315	281	245	279	369	313	1083	1242	1408	1524	1387	1498	1962	3128	2708	2202	1785
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	NW	W	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	ESE	NE	NE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on
High Tide		4:38AM1.92m				4:49PM2.00m					5:06AM1.83m				5:15PM1.88m				5:34AM1.72m				5:41PM1.74m
Low Tide				10:27AM0.36m				10:50PM0.37m				10:54AM0.46m					11:16PM0.47m				11:22AM0.59m


	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	15	16	15	15	15	15	14	17	20	20	17	14	14	13	13	16	20	20	19	17	17
Feels °C	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	16	14	17	19	18	16	14	14	13	12	15	19	18	17	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	712	639	570	498	488	459	404	315	281	245	279	369	271	1083	1242	1408	1524	1387	1498	1962	3128	2708	2202	1785
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 13	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	63	73	75	56	53	52	51	48	49	47	29	28	313	42	42	42	42	642	859	870	39	39	37	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 3	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 9	ESE 4	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—
kJ	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	6	7	26	4	—	—	—	41	40	39	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	E 4	—	—	SSW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	6	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	4	4	4	1	4	5	5	5	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	7	60	60	60	60	0	0	0	0	77	7	0	0	0	21	0	60	60	60	39	39
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Brak River	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Outer Pool	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Outer Pool	Brak River	Outer Pool	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Doring Bay West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	8	4	4	9	4	7	4	6	4	5	5	5	5	5

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