Brak River surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 31 May 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
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Brak River today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 7PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (31 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (31 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed morning).

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.4
SW
10
2
SSW
9
2.1
SSW
9
2.1
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
646
635
570
448
396
403
355
337
363
403
445
453
643
473
442
350
263
384
674
690
677
459
613
850
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
0
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
S
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:48PM1.73m
3:52AM1.84m
4:21PM1.73m
4:22AM1.80m
4:54PM1.72m
4:53AM1.76m
Low Tide
9:30AM0.35m
9:34PM0.48m
10:00AM0.34m
10:07PM0.50m
10:31AM0.35m
10:41PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
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5:30
5:30
5:29
5:29
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
21
23
22
22
22
22
21
21
23
22
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
20
22
21
20
20
21
19
19
22
21
17
18
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.4
SW
10
2
SSW
9
2.1
SSW
9
2.1
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
9
1.6
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
Energy kJ
646
635
570
448
396
403
355
337
363
403
445
453
643
473
442
350
263
384
674
690
677
181
354
509
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.8
SSW
11
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
S
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
29
29
27
25
50
42
38
36
37
41
44
44
41
42
33
33
21
138
21
12
116
459
613
850
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
SSW
14
0.3
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.2
E
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.8
SW
10
1.1
SSW
8
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
8
15
14
116
8
41
29
24
21
21
7
13
120
169
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
5
0.9
SW
5
1.6
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1
4
9
24
39
318
820
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
60
21
7
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
21
39
60
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
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