Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 am 31 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 (31 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 6PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	9s
Afternoon (31 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	9s
Evening (31 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 31							Saturday 1								Sunday 2
	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)	3	3	2	1	1	1	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 13	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	509	431	418	427	498	486	935	851	608	623	637	729	729	713	713	713	697	617	547	493	455	350	902
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	NE	ENE	E	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	E	ENE	NE	N	N	N	N	NNW	SE	E	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	on	glassy	glassy
High Tide	4:31AM1.89m				4:54PM1.95m					5:02AM1.89m				5:24PM1.98m				5:33AM1.86m				5:57PM1.97m
Low Tide			10:36AM0.25m				10:55PM0.36m					11:04AM0.25m				11:27PM0.36m				11:34AM0.28m


	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	15	18	17	17	16	15	15	15	18	20	18	18	19	18	18	17	21	24	21	20	20
Feels °C	10	11	12	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	16	18	16	16	17	15	15	14	19	22	19	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 12
kJ	413	400	409	427	248	486	621	651	608	623	637	729	729	713	713	713	697	617	547	493	455	346	902
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 18	E 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 13	SW 12
kJ	509	431	418	297	13	142	175	139	132	103	103	103	103	234	199	199	205	215	257	290	235	350	207
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 6	—	—	—	SW 12	SSW 18	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	—	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	ESE 15	ESE 14	SW 13	SSW 15
kJ	—	61	—	—	—	207	30	26	41	64	56	73	73	—	17	17	8	7	7	21	104	231	172
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	—	ESE 8	—	E 8	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	263	171	152	—	498	—	935	851	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4
Distance (km)	21	21	39	60	60	21	21	21	21	21	21	0	60	21	0	3	3	3	0	0	60	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	6	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	9	9	8	8	8	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	5

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