Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

16.7° 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 (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 7AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	12s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	12s
Evening (11 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Monday 13
	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	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1786	1783	1812	1643	1485	1412	1269	1136	1098	1040	615	524	452	423	359	346	270	265	265	277	255	214	200	230
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	N	NW	NNW	WNW	SSE	SE	NE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide	00:31AM1.74m				1:16PM1.57m				1:36AM1.84m					2:15PM1.72m				2:32AM1.93m				3:06PM1.86m
Low Tide			7:09AM0.51m				7:16PM0.56m					8:05AM0.39m				8:17PM0.45m				8:54AM0.28m				9:10PM0.35m


	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	15	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	16	17	15	15	15	15	15	15	17	18	16	15	16
Feels °C	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	11	12	12	14	15	13	14	14	14	14	14	16	16	15	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 10
kJ	1786	1783	1812	1643	1485	1412	1269	1136	1098	1040	615	524	452	423	359	167	188	207	232	277	243	196	191	230
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	E 8
kJ	—	—	13	11	11	11	10	12	12	12	173	147	143	139	88	346	270	265	265	214	255	214	200	145
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	W 13	—	—	—	SW 18	SW 18	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	W 12	SW 16	SW 16	SSE 8	W 11	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 18	S 18	SW 18
kJ	—	—	13	—	—	—	13	12	15	14	14	3	10	10	88	2	9	8	8	12	11	7	6	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay 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	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	39	21	21	60	248	60	60	60	60	39	21	21	60	60	21	21	0	0	0	0	7	21	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	2	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	5

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