Brak River surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
19.2° C
(Which is 1.0°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 6AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (30 Apr)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
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!
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4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.3
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1354
1053
847
713
653
3277
4077
3741
3121
2710
2087
1848
1820
1974
1833
1844
1769
1627
1052
756
629
579
471
414
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NE
5
W
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
S
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
SSW
10
S
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:48AM1.98m
3:07PM1.81m
3:16AM2.00m
3:35PM1.84m
3:44AM1.98m
4:03PM1.83m
Low Tide
9:00AM0.31m
8:58PM0.35m
9:25AM0.28m
9:25PM0.34m
9:49AM0.28m
9:52PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:05
7:05
7:05
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5:51
5:50
5:49
Temp °C
14
15
15
17
18
18
16
14
14
13
13
18
20
19
17
18
19
18
18
23
25
22
20
21
12
14
14
16
16
17
15
13
12
11
11
17
18
18
16
16
15
14
14
20
24
20
18
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
2.4
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
Energy kJ
1354
1053
847
713
550
3277
4077
3741
3121
2710
2087
1848
1820
1974
1833
1844
1769
1627
1052
756
629
579
471
414
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SSW
13
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
11
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
10
0.9
S
12
1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
Energy kJ
376
553
123
166
653
438
256
186
119
76
54
40
25
24
9
2
3
2
224
271
316
248
244
237
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.2
E
10
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
S
18
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
Energy kJ
129
8
217
207
422
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
2
2
2
8
73
109
72
70
42
42
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
Distance (km)
21
0
0
0
0
7
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
7
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
60
21
21
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
4
4
4
4
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