Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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 (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 4AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	15s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	14s
Evening (21 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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)	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	350	341	1052	1578	2064	2099	1807	1622	1359	1112	956	948	878	887	789	711	486	613	807	995	1065	1256	1256	6610
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	NW	SSE	SE	SE	ENE	ENE	NE	WNW	WNW	WSW	SW	SSW	SW	WNW	NNW	WNW	NNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	SW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide				8:18AM1.42m				8:59PM1.56m				9:19AM1.31m				10:08PM1.47m				10:52AM1.25m
Low Tide		2:16AM0.73m				2:10PM0.68m				3:19AM0.83m				3:10PM0.80m				4:49AM0.87m				4:42PM0.88m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	14	13	13	15	16	14	14	14	14	13	12	15	17	15	13	13	13	12	12	16	20	15	14	14
Feels °C	13	12	13	15	15	13	13	13	13	12	10	13	13	13	12	12	12	10	10	14	16	11	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	ESE 12	SW 11	SSW 18
kJ	341	341	1052	1578	2064	2099	1807	1622	1359	1112	956	948	878	887	789	711	486	613	807	995	1065	94	1256	6610
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SSW 16	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SW 12	SW 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSW 22	S 20	ESE 12
kJ	196	329	335	317	275	220	225	214	218	183	186	186	186	151	157	319	269	133	129	127	127	91	799	94
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SW 7	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	SW 12	WSW 12	SE 7	S 23	E 8	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	350	75	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	157	213	198	189	145	37	96	8	11	4	94	93
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 4	—	SW 5	—	—	—	—	—	SW 11	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	18	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	1256	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay 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	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	60	60	39	21	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	7
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Santos Reef	Brak River	Brak River	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Brak River	Ding Dangs	Santos Reef	Outer Pool
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hell West Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	9
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	8	9	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	5	9

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