Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 pm 15 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 10AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	14s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s
Evening (16 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15			Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 10	S 13	S 12	S 12	SW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	622	853	1288	2356	2323	2141	1686	1408	1261	1067	891	951	1064	1012	927	725	604	496	370	327	260	220	271	335
Wind (km/h)	SW	W	WSW	WSW	NNW	NNW	W	SSW	SSW	WNW	WSW	NW	W	N	E	SSE	ESE	NE	SSE	WNW	WNW	NW	W	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off
High Tide	4:36PM2.04m				4:50AM1.99m					5:18PM2.05m				5:32AM1.92m				5:59PM2.02m				6:12AM1.82m
Low Tide			10:42PM0.28m				10:58AM0.17m					11:24PM0.31m				11:35AM0.22m				00:05AM0.38m				12:11PM0.31m


	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—
	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	14	14	14	17	18	16	15	15	14	14	15	17	18	16	16	16	16	16	16	18	20
Feels °C	13	15	15	14	14	14	17	17	16	16	15	14	14	15	17	18	16	16	17	16	15	15	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SW 11	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	S 12	SW 10
kJ	622	487	1288	2356	2323	2141	1686	1408	1261	1067	891	951	1064	1012	927	725	604	496	370	327	217	160	271	335
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	SSW 16	SW 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	SW 10	S 11
kJ	110	853	445	67	48	49	50	50	53	56	57	57	56	56	55	54	52	33	88	125	260	220	130	203
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	S 14	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	3	85	87	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	37	33	32	33	33	32	32
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	383	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	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	Brak River Garden Route	Kanon Overberg	Gerickes Point 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
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	1	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	3
Distance (km)	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Brak River
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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