Brak River surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 27 Apr 2026 SAST
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Brak River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Brak River sea temperature is
19.9° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Brak River today?

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 11PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)--
Afternoon (27 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (27 Apr)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
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2
2
2
4
3
4
4
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
S
13
3
S
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
12
1.3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2180
2265
2328
2877
2280
2234
2260
1864
2495
2624
2671
2693
1817
3304
3150
2668
2452
2144
1398
1498
1281
1086
787
624
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
ENE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
W
5
SW
15
S
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:42AM1.85m
2:04PM1.69m
2:16AM1.93m
2:37PM1.76m
2:48AM1.98m
Low Tide
7:30PM0.53m
8:06AM0.43m
8:03PM0.45m
8:34AM0.36m
8:31PM0.39m
9:00AM0.31m
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:03
7:03
7:05
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5:54
5:52
5:52
5:51
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
12
13
14
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
16
18
16
14
14
14
14
14
17
18
9
9
9
9
8
10
9
12
12
13
12
12
11
11
14
15
13
12
12
13
12
12
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
S
13
3
S
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
Energy kJ
31
1923
1984
2205
2280
2234
2260
1864
2495
2624
2671
2693
1817
3304
3150
2668
2452
2144
1398
1498
1281
1086
787
560
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
1.3
SSE
13
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
1.7
SSE
14
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.8
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
1
SSE
15
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
9
1.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
31
120
72
18
9
9
9
608
8
8
8
8
1155
26
44
110
90
110
493
376
364
166
120
624
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SW
10
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.4
S
19
Energy kJ
7
17
17
18
8
26
25
8
8
54
79
168
108
129
116
217
261
112
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
2180
2265
2328
2877
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
330
330
7
7
3
3
7
7
7
7
7
7
0
7
7
60
60
60
21
0
21
0
0
74
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
6
7
8
7
6
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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