Brak River surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 09 May 2026 SAST
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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
18.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Brak River today?

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 12PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (09 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (09 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
4
2
2
4
4
2
1
2
2
0
0
!
!
!
3
1
0
0
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
3
SW
10
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.1
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
0.7
S
10
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3078
2715
2306
1866
1638
1427
1374
1147
882
683
466
377
254
159
1970
2260
2195
1625
1395
1021
96
5632
4512
4336
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
5
N
15
W
25
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
20
NNW
40
NNW
50
NW
55
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:05AM1.34m
9:19PM1.41m
9:47AM1.30m
10:48PM1.49m
11:21AM1.37m
11:54PM1.63m
Low Tide
2:29PM0.79m
3:58AM0.89m
4:13PM0.79m
5:29AM0.77m
5:31PM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:42
5:40
5:39
2
1
2
2
Temp °C
14
14
17
19
17
17
17
17
17
16
13
17
13
13
12
12
12
12
17
19
20
19
18
17
13
12
16
18
14
14
16
14
11
10
7
10
6
5
2
4
5
7
9
9
9
12
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
3
SW
10
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.1
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
0.7
S
10
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
3078
2715
2306
1866
1638
1427
1374
1147
882
683
466
377
254
159
1970
2260
2195
1625
1395
1021
96
5632
4512
4336
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
7
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
13
0.5
SE
12
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
10
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
Energy kJ
472
466
459
407
407
336
308
299
257
212
253
321
1
1
89
69
103
73
217
231
51
52
23
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.4
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
18
17
7
2
45
28
6
6
72
72
51
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
4
0.9
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.5
W
3
0.8
WNW
4
1.2
W
4
1.6
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
10
3
SW
10
0.9
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1.2
WNW
4
3.5
WSW
13
0.8
NW
4
5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
13
28
26
5
16
55
288
1333
1697
26
26
16
9
21
61
4119
21
9152
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
5
2
2
1
1
4
4
3
5
4
7
Distance (km)
7
21
3
0
60
39
0
0
21
21
40
113
249
257
721
844
21
21
552
676
664
114
28
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
5
6
9
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
3
3
2
9
5
4
3
5
4
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
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