Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Brak River sea temperature is

16.8°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 (25 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 1AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Evening (25 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 24			Friday 25								Saturday 26
	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)	1	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	980	1090	1013	908	787	727	616	605	527	518	483	429	344	451	653	1314	1389	1368	1214
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	NE	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	S	ENE	SSE	E	S	S	SW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off
High Tide	2:31PM1.93m				2:44AM1.89m				2:58PM2.06m				3:13AM1.99m				3:26PM2.17m
Low Tide			8:39PM0.37m				8:44AM0.31m				9:07PM0.25m				9:12AM0.23m				9:36PM0.17m


	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	18	19	19	19	22	20	18	19	19	17	17	17	17	18	17	17	17
Feels °C	16	17	20	19	20	19	22	20	19	20	20	17	18	18	18	17	16	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14
kJ	980	1090	376	344	310	727	616	605	527	518	483	429	319	436	653	1314	1389	1368	1214
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 12	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	23	—	1013	908	787	234	193	157	131	99	79	57	344	451	319	44	37	30	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SSW 16	S 9	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 9	—	S 10	S 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	91	41	57	50	49	40	—	7	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	WSW 3	SW 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3
kJ	304	363	431	—	—	—	3	5	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria 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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	60	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60	0	0	7	77	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	9	6	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	9	9	9	8

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