Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

16.2°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 (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 11AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	15s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	15s
Evening (08 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 8							Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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)	5	5	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	1	1	1	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	3287	3038	2805	2550	2082	1784	1735	1886	2161	2200	2241	2108	1791	1407	1150	976	895	880	808	731	1329	1465	1422
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	N	ESE	N	NNE	S	SSE	S	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	ESE	SE	ESE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	glassy	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy
High Tide	2:06AM1.84m				2:21PM2.06m				2:41AM1.93m				2:54PM2.15m				3:12AM1.99m				3:25PM2.18m
Low Tide			8:11AM0.39m				8:39PM0.30m				8:41AM0.31m				9:08PM0.24m				9:09AM0.26m				9:34PM0.23m


	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	16	19	18	16	14	13	13	13	15	19	20	17	15	15	15	15	16	18	18	17	16	16
Feels °C	12	14	17	14	14	14	12	13	12	14	18	17	15	16	15	16	15	15	16	16	15	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
kJ	3287	3038	2805	2550	2082	1784	1735	1886	2161	2200	2241	2108	1791	1407	1150	976	895	880	808	731	1329	1465	1422
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 7	E 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 14	E 9	E 9	ESE 4
kJ	133	170	170	167	163	52	38	125	125	98	96	94	67	65	64	45	45	45	44	264	60	42	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 6	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	—	E 9	—	—	E 9
kJ	—	18	—	—	96	71	71	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	43	—	—	42
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	E 9	E 4	E 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	108	16	17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	7	7	0	0	0	0	3	0	7	7	0	0	0	60	39	60	259	259	60	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Brak River	Brak River	Outer Pool	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point			Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hell West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Hell South Africa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Keramas Indonesia	Keramas Indonesia	Boneyards South Africa	Nyang-Nyang Indonesia	Hell South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Leftovers South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Albatross South Africa	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	5	5	7	7	7	7

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