Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

16.6° 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 (30 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 1AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	13s
Afternoon (30 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s
Evening (30 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 29			Thursday 30								Friday 31
	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)	0	1	3	2	3	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	3	3	3	2	0	!	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	E 8	E 8	SW 13	ESE 9	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	965	965	965	863	850	756	745	649	649	649	572	590	509	431	535	509	603	1107	1017
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	E	E	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	3:58PM1.83m				4:01AM1.86m				4:26PM1.90m				4:31AM1.89m				4:54PM1.95m
Low Tide			9:54PM0.45m				10:08AM0.28m				10:25PM0.39m				10:36AM0.25m				10:55PM0.36m


	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	15	14	13	16	17	16	15	15	14	13	13	15	17	17	17	16
Feels °C	12	12	13	13	12	11	14	14	13	12	12	12	11	11	12	14	14	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	SW 12	ESE 8	ESE 9
kJ	965	965	302	863	850	756	745	649	649	649	572	346	238	400	371	450	248	737	711
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 13	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	—	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 18	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	—	—	965	254	210	188	237	232	—	—	—	590	509	431	321	301	13	175	175
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	ESE 6	—	—	S 19	—	SSW 18	SW 18
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	113	98	—	—	7	—	31	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 8	—	E 7	E 7	—	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 7	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 9
kJ	344	358	—	351	266	—	—	—	276	322	551	585	233	171	535	509	603	1107	1017
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	3	4
Distance (km)	60	39	21	21	21	21	39	60	60	60	39	21	21	21	39	60	60	21	21
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	6	5	7	6

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