Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

16.7°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 (25 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 3PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Evening (25 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 25							Saturday 26								Sunday 27
	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	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 9	SSW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	787	727	616	605	527	483	421	464	344	451	661	1314	1389	1249	1214	1089	976	975	1253	1295	1314	382	427
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	SSW	S	SW	NNW	SE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SW	SW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy
High Tide	2:44AM1.89m				2:58PM2.06m				3:13AM1.99m				3:26PM2.17m				3:42AM2.05m				3:56PM2.22m
Low Tide			8:44AM0.31m				9:07PM0.25m				9:12AM0.23m				9:36PM0.17m				9:40AM0.18m				10:05PM0.14m


	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	2	1	2	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	21	19	17	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	17	17	16	15	15	15	16	15	15	15
Feels °C	19	18	22	18	17	19	18	18	18	19	17	15	15	16	15	14	12	12	11	13	12	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 9	SSW 9
kJ	310	727	616	605	527	483	421	464	319	436	661	1314	1389	1249	1214	1089	976	975	1253	1295	1314	371	427
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 12	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SW 16	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SW 14	SW 13
kJ	787	234	207	157	131	99	72	57	344	451	325	37	30	21	18	18	11	67	11	11	6	382	345
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SW 4	SSW 16	S 16	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 9	—	S 10	S 9	S 9	—	ESE 8	—	—	E 10	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	2	87	135	71	56	54	59	—	7	6	6	—	11	—	—	2	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	W 3	SW 3	SW 3	—	SW 4	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 4	WSW 4	SW 4	SSW 5	SW 6	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	5	3	3	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	7	6	7	12	41	58	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	2	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	4	1	2	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	21	0	0	7	0	0	7	7	7	7	7	58	7	7	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	4	3	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	4	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	8	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	9	9	9	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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