Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

16.9° 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 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 4PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	15s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	14s
Evening (28 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 28					Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	1	2	2	2	2	3	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	1953	1900	1848	1676	1382	1204	1061	1002	1002	1018	965	979	979	863	850	756	745	659	649	675	605
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	E	E	NE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on
High Tide			3:30PM1.75m				3:31AM1.80m				3:58PM1.83m				4:01AM1.86m				4:26PM1.90m
Low Tide	9:11AM0.41m				9:23PM0.53m				9:40AM0.33m				9:54PM0.45m				10:08AM0.28m				10:25PM0.39m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	14	13	13	13	12	15	17	16	15	15	15	14	13	16	17	16	15	15
Feels °C	10	10	10	10	9	9	10	9	12	14	11	11	13	13	11	11	14	13	11	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	1953	1900	1848	1676	1382	1204	1061	1002	1002	1018	965	979	979	302	850	756	745	659	649	659	581
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSE 7	S 7	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	S 11	—	—	SSW 13	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	128	103	3	3	3	3	222	180	204	2	—	—	863	210	178	158	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 11	S 11	—	—	—	—	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	—	41	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	—	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 7	E 7	—	E 7	ESE 9	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	293	115	141	254	292	298	277	316	232	—	305	481	438	361	274	—	214	237	307	675	605
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	21	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	21	21	60	303	60	60	21	21	21	21	39	259	259
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles 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
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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