Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

16.6°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 (16 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 8AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s
Afternoon (16 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s
Evening (16 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri morning).
	Wednesday 16								Thursday 17								Friday 18
	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)	4	2	4	4	3	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	1784	2263	992	1581	621	586	569	933	769	1180	1144	948	864	756	671	625	636	558	539	512	588	621	708	730
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide			6:02AM1.70m				6:18PM1.73m				6:31AM1.55m				6:46PM1.56m				7:07AM1.40m				7:23PM1.40m
Low Tide	11:49PM0.49m				11:52AM0.53m				00:17AM0.63m				12:20PM0.70m				00:50AM0.78m				12:54PM0.88m


	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—
mm	1	5	4	1	1	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	12	12	13	14	15	14	13	13	13	14	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	16	15	14	15	15
Feels °C	9	7	9	12	12	12	12	9	9	8	10	8	8	9	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	10	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 10	SSW 9	SW 13	SW 13	S 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	188	146	992	1581	421	304	569	933	363	1180	1144	948	864	756	671	625	636	558	539	512	503	512	689	613
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 11	SW 6	E 10	SW 14	SW 14	S 7	E 10	SW 13	E 10	—	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 11	—	—	—	—	S 20	—	SSW 18
kJ	3	3	172	106	621	586	111	76	769	52	—	72	55	36	54	54	36	—	—	—	—	7	—	30
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 11	—	E 10	E 10	SW 9	—	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	110	—	106	78	107	—	52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 6	—	SSE 7	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	1784	2263	—	—	—	—	—	78	—	242	293	360	284	263	278	286	253	325	374	512	588	621	708	730
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Brak River Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dumps Cape Town	Milnerton Cape Town	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	4	4
Distance (km)	0	115	0	0	21	39	39	60	60	60	60	60	408	1113	60	60	60	60	60	338	338	1709	60	60
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Brak River	The Wreck	Brak River	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point			Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point				Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	4				4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Brak River Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Outer Pool Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast		Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3		4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	4	8	5	7	6	5	5	5

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