Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

18.2°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 (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 5AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	11s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Evening (28 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	19s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 28								Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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)	1	2	2	1	0	0	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SE 8	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	63	80	96	92	65	78	528	928	1081	1094	1074	1271	902	1079	951	769	680	609	511	373	373	367	361	409
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WNW	SW	SSE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	E	SE	SE	SE	SSE	WNW	WSW	SW	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide		4:31AM2.02m				4:45PM2.15m					5:12AM1.94m				5:28PM2.00m				5:58AM1.82m				6:15PM1.81m
Low Tide				10:25AM0.29m				10:55PM0.26m					11:04AM0.40m				11:35PM0.39m				11:49AM0.56m


	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:57	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	18	20	20	19	16	16	16	16	19	22	21	20	18	18	17	17	19	21	21	20	18	19
Feels °C	17	16	19	19	19	17	15	15	16	16	19	22	20	19	19	20	18	18	21	21	21	21	20	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 8	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	63	73	75	68	47	78	528	928	1081	1094	1074	1271	902	1079	951	769	680	609	511	373	373	168	361	409
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	E 7	E 7	SE 7	SE 8	E 7	SE 8	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 9	SSW 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	53	47	45	50	46	35	69	90	112	80	64	101	17	204	204	200	188	217	212	161	192	367	139	110
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 8	SE 11	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	S 6	—	S 6	SW 15	E 7	E 8
kJ	34	80	96	92	65	65	110	141	119	74	39	31	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	—	3	112	39	46
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 7	—	—	—	E 7	—	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	35	—	—	—	23	—	141	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point 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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	2	3	4	4	1	1	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	1	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	7	115	60	60	60	21	21	21	60	60	60	0	0	0	0	0	115	60	60	21	21
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Santos Reef	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	5	6	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	7	8	9	5	5	5	5	5	9	4	9	6

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