Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

15.8°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 (10 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 6AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s 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 (10 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	17s
Afternoon (10 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	15s
Evening (10 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat night).
	Thursday 10								Friday 11								Saturday 12
	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)	2	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	3	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SSW 17	SSW 17	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SW 14	SSW 15	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	205	277	524	1486	1359	1220	1147	859	744	663	591	444	416	403	309	343	320	262	268	614	1014	2096	2465	1972
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	NW	WSW	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide		3:02AM1.98m				3:19PM2.14m				3:36AM2.04m				3:53PM2.20m				4:08AM2.05m				4:24PM2.19m
Low Tide				9:07AM0.24m				9:32PM0.21m				9:37AM0.18m				10:01PM0.18m				10:05AM0.17m				10:30PM0.21m


	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	4	13
Temp °C	16	17	17	18	18	17	16	16	15	15	15	17	18	17	16	16	16	16	15	17	18	17	17	16
Feels °C	16	17	18	18	17	17	16	17	15	16	16	17	16	14	13	15	15	16	15	17	16	14	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 15	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16
kJ	205	277	392	1486	1359	1220	1147	859	744	663	591	444	416	403	309	343	320	242	268	614	1014	2096	2465	1972
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SSW 17	SSW 17	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	—	—	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 19	—	—	—
kJ	68	267	524	54	56	37	35	35	33	34	35	71	134	145	—	—	104	138	121	77	270	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	E 10	E 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 9	E 11	E 11	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SE 14	SE 14	—	—	—
kJ	16	65	71	8	8	8	8	3	3	4	3	21	21	—	—	—	—	—	106	8	8	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 3	SW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	246	332	290	262	262	324	587	1071	1299	1409
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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Off The Wall Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Kamer Van Cape Town	Skeleton Bay Swakopmund	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	3	4	5
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	60	60	347	60	39	40	21	21	39	342	1146	305	60
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Outer Pool	Outer Pool	Santos Reef	Brak River	Brak River	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point				Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	4				5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Jongensfontein Overberg	Santos Reef Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Warner Beach Durban/KZN South	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Koeel Bay Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Off The Wall Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kamer Van Cape Town		Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4		5	5
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	5	9	9	9	9	9	8	5	7	8	7	5	5	5

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