Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 am 27 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 (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 2PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Evening (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	7s

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 Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 27							Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	3	3	3	4	2	2	2	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	75	73	60	60	94	70	84	65	80	96	92	65	155	528	928	1081	1094	1190	1155	1079	1079	951	769
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	S	SSE	SE	ENE	WSW	WSW	WNW	NW	SSE	SE	E	ESE	E	ENE	E	ENE	SE	SE	ESE	E	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy
High Tide	3:53AM2.05m				4:07PM2.23m				4:31AM2.02m				4:45PM2.15m					5:12AM1.94m				5:28PM2.00m
Low Tide			9:48AM0.23m				10:18PM0.17m				10:25AM0.29m				10:55PM0.26m					11:04AM0.40m


	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	20	20	19	17	17	16	16	18	20	20	19	16	16	16	17	19	22	21	20	18	18
Feels °C	15	17	19	18	19	18	17	15	16	19	19	19	18	15	16	16	17	19	21	20	19	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13
kJ	75	73	60	60	94	70	84	65	79	68	62	47	49	528	928	1081	1094	1190	1155	1079	1079	951	769
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	WSW 10	SW 11	E 7	SW 10	SSE 8	S 6	SE 8	E 7	SW 11	SW 11	SE 8	SW 10	SE 8	ESE 7	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	55	43	29	24	25	46	20	55	45	96	92	46	64	71	93	98	51	53	99	124	154	151	164
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SW 10	SW 11	SSE 8	S 7	SE 8	SW 12	SW 11	E 7	E 7	SW 10	SSW 20	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 8	SW 7	—	SSW 6	SSW 6	—
kJ	17	16	15	29	11	15	24	34	80	34	34	65	155	89	120	119	61	39	26	—	15	12	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 2	—	—	—	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	36	37	34	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	The Wreck 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	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	0	0	36	115	60	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	60	60	60	21	21	0	60	60	60	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	The Wreck	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Mpame Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Koeel Bay Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	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	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	1	3	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	4	6	5	5	5	4	6	6	5	8	5	6	5

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