Brak River Surf Forecast

/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.10° S 22.14° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Brak River surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 19.5° C
(Which is 1.3°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 9PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Apr)	10ft (3.0m)	11s
Afternoon (28 Apr)	10ft (3.0m)	11s
Evening (28 Apr)	10ft (3.0m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 28					Wednesday 29								Thursday 30								Fri 1
	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)	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	!	!	!	!	2	2	3	4	4	4	3	4	!	!	!	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSW 13	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	2406	2484	2658	2624	2671	2679	1814	3567	3503	3242	2508	2088	1733	1354	1053	861	713	711	3277	4129	3741	3121	2710	2118
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	SW	W	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	ENE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	E	WNW	SSW	S	S	SW	W	W	NW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			2:04PM1.69m				2:16AM1.93m				2:37PM1.76m				2:48AM1.98m				3:07PM1.81m				3:16AM2.00m
Low Tide	8:06AM0.43m				8:03PM0.45m				8:34AM0.36m				8:31PM0.39m				9:00AM0.31m				8:58PM0.35m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—
	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	5:50
mm	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	16	18	16	14	14	14	14	14	17	19	17	16	15	14	13	13
Feels °C	11	11	12	13	12	12	11	11	15	15	13	12	12	13	14	13	17	17	16	15	14	13	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	2406	2484	2658	2624	2671	2679	1814	3567	3503	3242	2508	2088	1733	1354	1053	861	713	550	3277	4129	3741	3121	2710	2118
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 14	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 10	SW 9	SW 10	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 9	SW 9	SSW 13	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SE 10
kJ	9	9	8	8	8	8	1155	26	44	54	154	123	108	376	553	123	120	711	467	256	186	119	76	53
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 16	SSW 16	E 10	E 10	S 18	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	S 16	E 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 18	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 10	E 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	26	25	8	8	25	79	89	113	129	8	217	265	427	8	7	7	7	7	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Inner Pool Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	7	7	7	7	7	7	0	7	7	60	60	60	21	21	0	0	0	7	7	3	3	3	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Outer Pool	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Herolds Bay	Herolds Bay	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Herolds Bay	Santos Reef	Outer Pool	Outer Pool	Outer Pool	Herolds Bay	Herolds Bay	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	4	5	5	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Wedge Durban/KZN South	The Hoek Cape Town	Santos Reef Garden Route	Kanon Overberg	Kanon Overberg	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	9	8	9	8	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	6	5	5
Header Global	Cow Bombie Australia	Balimbing Indonesia	Cobblestones Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Yellow sands Point South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Haga-Haga South Africa	Glen Eden South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Airport Rights New Zealand	Teniente (Lieutenant) Chile	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion
Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	8	8	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	6	6	7	7

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