Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

15.6°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 (10 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 3AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Afternoon (10 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Evening (10 Oct)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 9			Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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	4	4	2	2	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2045	1497	1150	976	895	880	887	988	1272	1444	1422	1380	1180	1060	890	862	714	607	531
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	E	E	ENE	E	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	NE	W	WSW	WSW	S	SSE	SE	E	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	off	off	off	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on
High Tide	2:54PM2.15m				3:12AM1.99m				3:25PM2.18m				3:42AM2.00m				3:54PM2.16m
Low Tide			9:08PM0.24m				9:09AM0.26m				9:34PM0.23m				9:35AM0.26m				9:59PM0.25m


	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	15	15	15	14	15	18	19	18	16	16	17	17	18	20	19	18	16	16
Feels °C	15	16	15	15	14	14	17	18	17	16	17	17	16	18	19	18	17	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	2045	1497	1150	976	895	880	887	988	1272	1444	1422	1380	1180	1060	890	862	714	607	531
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 4	E 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	E 10	E 10
kJ	67	65	64	45	45	45	44	43	43	42	15	16	20	15	15	17	18	48	92
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 6	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	—	—	—	42	42	42	42	43	44	47	18	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	E 9	E 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	108	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	3	1
Distance (km)	77	0	0	0	39	39	60	60	60	39	0	0	0	0	7	115	60	60	21
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	6	5	7	9	9	9	8	8	4	5	6	6

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