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 Sunday 31 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 18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Brak River today (31 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 7PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 May)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Afternoon (31 May)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Evening (31 May)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed morning).
	Sun 31					Monday 1								Tuesday 2								Wed 3
	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)	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	646	635	570	448	396	403	355	337	363	403	445	453	643	473	442	350	263	384	674	690	677	459	613	850
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NW	WSW	SSW	S	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	S	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			3:48PM1.73m				3:52AM1.84m				4:21PM1.73m				4:22AM1.80m				4:54PM1.72m				4:53AM1.76m
Low Tide	9:30AM0.35m				9:34PM0.48m				10:00AM0.34m				10:07PM0.50m				10:31AM0.35m				10:41PM0.54m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—
	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	5:29
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	1	1	2	3
Temp °C	21	23	22	22	22	22	21	21	23	22	18	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	16	15	15	15	14	14
Feels °C	20	22	21	20	20	21	19	19	22	21	17	18	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	646	635	570	448	396	403	355	337	363	403	445	453	643	473	442	350	263	384	674	690	677	181	354	509
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	SSW 11	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
kJ	29	29	27	25	50	42	38	36	37	41	44	44	41	42	33	33	21	138	21	12	116	459	613	850
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	SSW 14	—	E 7	—	E 8	—	SSW 12	—	SSW 11	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 9	ESE 8	SW 10	SSW 8	E 8
kJ	—	8	15	14	—	—	—	—	116	—	8	—	41	—	29	—	24	21	21	7	13	120	169	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 2	—	—	—	WSW 3	WSW 4	WSW 5	SW 5	—	—	—	—	SSE 8	—	SSE 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	4	9	24	39	—	—	—	—	318	—	820
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River 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	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	3	3	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	60	21	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	21	39	60
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Santos Reef	Outer Pool	Dias Beach	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma 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	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Outer Pool Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Fare Left French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Ahijedero Mexico	Fairway Reef New Zealand	Moureeses New Zealand	Moureeses New Zealand	Moureeses New Zealand	Clark Island New Zealand	Clark Island New Zealand	Clark Island New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Arataki New Zealand	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Arataki New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico
Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4

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