Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 am 24 Sep 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 (24 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 7AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	16s
Afternoon (24 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	15s
Evening (24 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 24								Friday 25								Saturday 26
	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)	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	1	2	2	3	4	3	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	S 16	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	88	137	195	516	806	980	1090	905	908	787	727	616	605	527	483	421	429	339	445	644	1314	1279	1267	1214
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	E	WNW	ENE	E	ENE	NNW	S	SW	SW	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	off	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide		2:16AM1.76m				2:31PM1.93m				2:44AM1.89m				2:58PM2.06m				3:13AM1.99m				3:26PM2.17m
Low Tide				8:17AM0.43m				8:39PM0.37m				8:44AM0.31m				9:07PM0.25m				9:12AM0.23m				9:36PM0.17m


	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	2	1	2	1
Temp °C	17	17	17	19	19	17	17	17	18	18	19	22	22	21	19	19	20	20	21	20	18	17	16	17
Feels °C	17	16	16	19	18	16	17	19	19	18	19	22	23	22	20	19	21	21	23	21	17	15	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	S 7	S 7	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	65	96	135	516	806	980	1090	475	419	327	270	616	605	527	483	421	429	319	443	644	1314	1279	1267	1214
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	SW 10	S 16	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 12	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	88	68	195	35	35	23	—	905	908	787	727	207	164	127	96	79	72	339	445	319	44	43	30	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	S 17	SW 10	S 12	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	SSW 16	S 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 9	S 9	SSE 8	S 9
kJ	69	53	64	3	48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	47	86	41	73	67	65	25	25	13	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 8	E 8	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 8	NE 3	NNE 3	—	—	SW 3	SW 4
kJ	—	137	165	255	263	346	425	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	107	2	2	—	—	4	17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	3	4	2	2	4	4
Distance (km)	60	60	60	60	259	259	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	60	21	21	0	0	7	7	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point			Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Brak River	Outer Pool	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Brak River	Brak River
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3			4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Strandfontein West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	6	5	4	4	5	4	9	7	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	9	9	9	8

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