Brak River Surf Forecast

/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.10° S 22.14° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Brak River surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 29 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Brak River today (29 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 6PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 May)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Afternoon (29 May)	8ft (2.4m)	14s
Evening (29 May)	7ft (2.2m)	14s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 29					Saturday 30								Sunday 31								Mon 1
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2590	2281	1941	1748	1465	1444	1216	1094	918	778	617	597	488	545	607	766	646	570	570	448	403	403	355	338
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	NNE	NNW	NW	NW	SW	SSE	SE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	ESE	ESE	NE	W	W	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide			2:43PM1.67m				2:51AM1.85m				3:16PM1.71m				3:22AM1.85m				3:48PM1.73m				3:52AM1.84m
Low Tide	8:33AM0.42m				8:31PM0.49m				9:01AM0.38m				9:03PM0.48m				9:30AM0.35m				9:34PM0.48m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—
	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	5:30
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	16	16	17	17	17	17	19	19	16	16	16	16	16	17	20	23	21	21	21	20	19	19
Feels °C	16	15	14	15	16	16	16	16	19	18	16	16	16	15	15	16	20	23	20	20	20	19	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	2590	2281	1941	1748	1465	1444	1216	1094	918	778	617	597	488	545	607	766	646	570	570	448	403	403	355	338
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	91	63	59	—	55	75	71	52	40	25	25	18	15	45	47	44	29	29	26	54	49	52	67	52
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 9	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 5	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	—	—	—	S 10	S 14
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	7	17	9	—	—	15	16	14	—	—	—	2	103
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	49	77	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point 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	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs 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	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	1	1	4	4	4	3	2	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	60	60	21	21	0	0	0	0	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	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	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5

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