Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

16.7° 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 (19 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 10PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (19 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Evening (19 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 19			Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	300	764	763	632	729	629	515	314	309	309	353	350	335	880	1374	1875	2050	1979	1699
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	S	SSE	W	NW	NNW	WNW	WNW	S	SSE	SE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide		7:22PM1.82m				7:33AM1.56m					8:06PM1.69m				8:18AM1.42m				8:59PM1.56m
Low Tide				1:28AM0.60m				1:25PM0.55m					2:16AM0.73m				2:10PM0.68m


	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	14	14	13	13	16	18	16	15	14	14	14	13	15	16	14	13	14
Feels °C	12	12	11	12	12	12	15	16	14	15	13	13	13	12	15	15	12	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	163	213	763	632	729	629	515	256	309	309	353	341	335	880	1374	1875	2050	1979	1699
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SSW 14	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 9	SE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 10	SW 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	199	69	184	177	113	319	289	314	185	231	93	196	232	329	317	311	234	234	234
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	ESE 12	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 12	SSW 11	S 7	SW 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 6	—	S 5	—	E 9	—
kJ	33	32	19	17	99	16	16	171	157	14	110	350	329	12	—	2	—	2	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 9	WSW 9	SW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	300	764	1129	1104	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Wreck 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	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	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	115	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	60	60	39
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Keurbooms	Brak River	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Van Stadens Mouth South Africa	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5

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