Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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 E 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 4AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-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 Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tue 29			Wednesday 30								Thursday 1
	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)	0	0	0	1	1	3	3	2	0	2	!	2	2	1	1	1	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	541	527	532	581	784	816	847	673	948	1132	1998	1376	923	788	631	563	499	432	386
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	E	E	E	E	NE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NW	SW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-off	glassy
High Tide		5:02PM2.16m				5:23AM1.92m				5:40PM2.03m				6:03AM1.79m				6:22PM1.85m
Low Tide				11:10PM0.25m				11:14AM0.33m				11:45PM0.38m				11:52AM0.49m


	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	15	15	16	21	23	22	20	22	23	24	27	30	33	30	17	17
Feels °C	10	10	12	13	12	14	20	21	19	18	20	20	20	21	25	29	30	16	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SSE 9	SSE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 10	SSW 14	SSW 13	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10
kJ	212	197	217	581	439	508	512	177	243	229	1513	1376	923	788	631	563	499	432	386
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	—	SW 14	SW 13	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	295	253	205	199	122	362	309	297	368	—	189	183	233	119	116	76	93	90	89
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	—	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSE 8	SW 12	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10
kJ	46	—	59	94	53	87	98	—	—	—	—	—	178	138	134	100	73	73	37
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	N 3	NNW 4	NNW 4	—	SW 3	SSW 4
kJ	541	527	532	—	784	816	847	673	948	1132	1998	—	—	8	7	5	—	6	9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gordons Bay Harbour Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	305	60	60	39	21	21	60	60	60	39	21	21	58	58	21	21	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Herolds Bay	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Dias Beach	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)		4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma 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	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	8	9	9	9	7	6	6	6

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