Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 am 18 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 (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 11AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s
Evening (18 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).
	Saturday 18							Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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)	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	S 12	S 12	S 11	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	296	268	314	308	225	241	208	230	223	463	455	205	747	731	714	619	703	584	505	437	353	365	359
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	WSW	SSW	S	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NW	W	SW	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	S	SSE	SE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on
High Tide		6:12AM1.82m				6:40PM1.93m				6:51AM1.69m				7:22PM1.82m				7:33AM1.56m					8:06PM1.69m
Low Tide				12:11PM0.31m				00:46AM0.48m				12:48PM0.42m				1:28AM0.60m				1:25PM0.55m


	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	18	19	17	15	15	15	15	15	19	17	16	15	14	13	13	13	15	16	15	13	13
Feels °C	14	15	17	17	17	15	15	15	14	13	17	12	12	12	11	11	11	12	14	14	14	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	S 12	S 12	S 11	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 12	SW 12	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	296	268	314	308	225	241	208	179	164	463	455	141	130	157	714	619	703	584	505	437	335	365	359
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SW 12	SSE 11	SE 9	SW 12	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	161	160	130	133	182	198	188	146	223	198	86	205	33	32	188	188	131	314	314	359	353	204	250
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSE 11	E 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSE 10	SSE 9	ESE 12	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 11	S 17
kJ	33	33	33	81	127	121	164	230	150	17	77	51	43	69	31	28	99	16	16	16	8	84	207
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	186	747	731	1177	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	The Wreck 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	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	115	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	0	21
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	The Wreck	Brak River	Dias Beach	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3
Header Global	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Tora Point New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Loisell's New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	5	5	7	7	6	5	5	5

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