Brak River surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 21 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
19.7° C
(Which is 1.3°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: 5.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 4.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)15ft (4.5m)15s
Afternoon (22 Apr)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (22 Apr)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
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1
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
4
SSW
4.5
SW
5
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
S
2.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)1312121313151516161616161514141413131313121288
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4861502064957364605678458989933989338531700860724608366930672736167912111041803609425380333
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
E
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
20
ESE
30
E
20
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:27PM
1.73
6:46AM
1.71
7:26PM
1.58
7:51AM
1.50
8:49PM
1.47
9:30AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:18AM
0.55
12:52PM
0.57
1:21AM
0.74
2:04PM
0.73
3:24AM
0.86
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-----6:58-------6:58-------7:00--
Sunset6:00-------6:00-------5:59-------
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161615151415161716151514131317191817171818192528
Feels °C (?)91111111012121412121211101014151314151615162326
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