Brak River surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 SAST
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Brak River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Brak River sea temperature is
22.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Brak River today?

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 12AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (17 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (17 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
3
3
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2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)101010999991010109111212121212121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2923022902362261901622313144248699112317304522162069189016611426140212151044939726
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
20
S
15
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:36PM
1.75
3:09AM
1.72
3:09PM
1.83
3:40AM
1.82
3:41PM
1.90
4:09AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:51PM
0.51
9:00AM
0.63
9:22PM
0.42
9:33AM
0.54
9:52PM
0.34
10:05AM
0.47
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-----5:37-------5:37-------5:37--
Sunset7:45-------7:45-------7:45-------
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-111------11------------
Temp. °C212019191818202021201918171821212019181817182121
Feels °C (?)191918191718201819161515131315151516171716171818
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