Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

16.2°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 (23 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 12PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Afternoon (23 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Evening (23 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 23							Thursday 24								Friday 25
	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)	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	0	1	2	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	3	2	3	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	ESE 8	SW 11	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	SE 8	SE 7	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	246	235	207	207	169	140	115	88	276	279	516	806	980	1075	905	908	787	727	616	605	527	483	483
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	ENE	E	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on
High Tide					2:05PM1.78m				2:16AM1.76m				2:31PM1.93m				2:44AM1.89m				2:58PM2.06m
Low Tide		7:49AM0.56m					8:12PM0.53m				8:17AM0.43m				8:39PM0.37m				8:44AM0.31m				9:07PM0.25m


	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	21	21	21	18	18	17	16	16	17	20	19	18	17	18	18	18	20	23	22	20	19	19
Feels °C	23	22	21	20	19	20	18	16	16	17	20	19	18	17	20	20	19	21	22	22	22	20	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	S 7	SSE 7	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	187	235	207	207	169	140	115	88	92	141	516	806	980	1075	376	302	787	727	616	605	527	483	483
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	S 7	E 8	E 8	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	246	172	172	140	137	112	90	43	86	66	35	35	23	—	905	908	249	191	131	112	99	70	70
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	S 12	SSE 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	SSE 10	SW 10	SW 10	S 16	S 12	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	SSW 16	SSW 17
kJ	50	26	45	59	36	32	33	69	68	195	3	79	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	8	—	51	57
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	—	—	—	S 6	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	—	—	—
kJ	1	1	2	3	—	—	—	84	276	279	210	284	313	345	431	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	2	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	7	0	0	60	60	60	40	60	280	60	21	0	0	0	0	7	0	21	7	21
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3		4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	8	9	8	4	7	6

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