Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

16.9°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 (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 7AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	8ft (2.4m)	10s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	10s
Evening (14 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 14								Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	!	4	4	3	2	4	2	0	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1426	1329	1111	1040	954	794	712	610	555	562	516	449	457	403	345	519	1568	1999	1179	1785	621	577	632	919
Wind (km/h)	NNE	WNW	NW	NE	SSE	SW	ESE	NE	N	NW	NW	NW	WNW	SSW	SE	ESE	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	on
High Tide			5:07AM1.93m				5:23PM2.03m				5:35AM1.83m				5:51PM1.89m				6:02AM1.70m				6:18PM1.73m
Low Tide				10:59AM0.28m					11:23PM0.37m				11:25AM0.39m				11:49PM0.49m				11:52AM0.53m


	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—
mm	—	—	1	1	1	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	21	19	20	18	16	16	15	17	17	18	21	23	21	17	17	15	13	13	14	14	15	14	14
Feels °C	21	21	19	21	17	16	16	13	16	15	17	19	22	20	17	17	11	10	9	11	10	11	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	SW 10	E 11	E 11	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 9	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	1426	1329	1111	1040	954	794	712	610	555	562	516	449	457	403	345	240	188	146	1179	1785	490	577	632	919
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 16	E 11	S 12	S 11	E 11	E 10	SW 14	SW 9	S 7	S 7
kJ	590	458	382	370	264	251	268	195	220	217	145	121	116	123	334	235	3	3	110	108	621	199	94	117
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 7	WSW 7	WSW 7	WSW 7	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 19	SSW 18	SW 11	SSW 16	—	—	S 11	E 10	E 10	S 7	SW 8	E 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	68	36	30	48	29	51	201	270	147	519	—	—	2	108	106	127	136	72
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	SSE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	6	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1568	1999	124	—	—	—	—	102
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dias Beach Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach 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	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	3	2	4	4	4	1
Distance (km)	3	0	0	21	117	0	77	21	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	249	7	7	7	77	39	39	21
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms	Brak River	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Herolds Bay	Goukamma River Mouth		Ding Dangs	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4		2	3	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sunset Beach Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	7	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5

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