Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

16.5° 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 (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 5AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	11s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	11s
Evening (23 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 23								Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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	4	3	!	3	3	5	!	!	!	!	!	!	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	438	718	907	961	1882	1326	1450	2208	7866	7085	5972	4855	3651	3331	2787	2374	1797	1515	1303	1471	1427	1405	1385	1320
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	W	SW	SW	W	WNW	W	NE	NE	E	ESE	NE	N	NW	NNW	NE	ENE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide				10:52AM1.25m					11:35PM1.44m				12:33PM1.30m				00:51AM1.48m				1:39PM1.40m
Low Tide		4:49AM0.87m				4:42PM0.88m					6:22AM0.83m				6:21PM0.87m				7:24AM0.74m				7:28PM0.80m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	3	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	12	17	15	13	13	14	13	13	13	14	16	15	14	14	14	13	13	15	17	15	15	16
Feels °C	11	9	9	13	10	10	9	12	11	12	12	12	15	14	13	13	13	12	12	13	14	13	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	ESE 12	SSW 20	SSW 12	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
kJ	438	718	907	961	1064	94	640	1773	7866	7085	5972	4855	3651	3331	2787	2374	1797	1515	1303	1471	1427	1405	1385	1320
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	S 21	ESE 12	SSW 18	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSE 7	ESE 12	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 7	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	330	133	129	127	147	81	94	2208	55	54	90	53	51	32	31	30	44	84	43	32	96	77	80	49
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	SSE 7	—	—	S 23	—	E 8	ESE 12	ESE 12	—	ESE 12	—	—	—	—	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 9	ESE 10	—	—	—	—
kJ	145	21	—	—	10	—	5	94	55	—	53	—	—	—	—	47	45	29	23	35	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	ESE 4	ESE 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	1882	1326	1450	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	11	157
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Cape Infanta Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	1	1	2	3	5	5	4	4	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	21	123	7	7	0	7	7	7	60	60	60	21	0	0	0	0	60	60	60	39	21
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	1		3	4	5	7	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	The Hoek Cape Town	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	9	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	4	4	7	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5

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