Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 am 12 Oct 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 (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 5AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Evening (12 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 12								Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	514	505	551	542	488	445	303	716	651	538	517	488	450	459	404	315	309	245	250	335	308	905	1067	1261
Wind (km/h)	N	WSW	WSW	S	SSE	ESE	ENE	NNW	W	WSW	SSW	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ENE	NNE	S	SSE	SSW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	off	off	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide		4:10AM1.98m				4:22PM2.10m				4:38AM1.92m				4:49PM2.00m					5:06AM1.83m				5:15PM1.88m
Low Tide				10:01AM0.29m				10:24PM0.30m				10:27AM0.36m				10:50PM0.37m				10:54AM0.46m


	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	20	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	17	17	16	15	15	15	15	17	20	21	17	15	14
Feels °C	18	16	17	18	17	16	17	17	15	16	16	16	15	14	13	14	15	15	18	20	20	16	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	514	505	551	542	488	445	303	716	651	538	517	488	450	459	404	315	309	245	250	335	308	905	1067	1261
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SW 7	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	SW 13	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	48	88	85	63	83	85	115	79	64	74	77	80	55	52	51	50	49	47	45	63	253	42	42	41
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	—	—	—	SW 4	—	E 9	—	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	—	ESE 9	SE 4	ESE 5	ESE 5
kJ	22	—	—	—	3	—	83	—	55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	66	5	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	W 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	3	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	77	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	60	60	60	60	39	0	0	7	7	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	6	6	7	8	4	4	4	4	4

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