Brak River surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 22 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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.2°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 3AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (23 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (23 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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1
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3
S
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
0.9
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9458
8531
7100
6072
4608
3859
3067
2736
1679
1211
1041
774
609
444
380
385
349
304
311
264
264
269
230
211
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
20
ESE
30
E
20
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
WSW
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:26PM1.58m
7:51AM1.50m
8:49PM1.47m
9:30AM1.36m
10:39PM1.47m
11:25AM1.37m
Low Tide
1:21AM0.74m
2:04PM0.73m
3:24AM0.86m
4:12PM0.81m
5:39AM0.79m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
7:00
7:01
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6:00
5:59
5:58
5:57
Temp °C
17
16
15
14
14
14
17
19
18
17
17
18
18
19
24
27
26
24
24
24
24
24
29
28
13
13
12
11
11
11
14
14
13
14
15
16
15
16
22
26
26
24
23
23
22
22
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3
S
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.9
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1
E
9
Energy kJ
9458
8531
7100
6072
4608
3859
3067
2736
1679
1211
1041
397
339
353
380
385
349
304
311
264
264
269
230
165
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
774
609
444
355
278
217
210
170
167
193
195
182
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
19
8
2
17
5
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
4
1
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.8
ESE
6
2.4
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
8
2.3
E
8
0.9
SSW
11
Energy kJ
14
36
62
207
555
526
620
211
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
7
60
21
21
21
21
60
259
60
60
21
21
21
3
21
21
0
21
21
3
3
0
21
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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