Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 am 29 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 (29 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 3PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.1m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Evening (29 Sep)	7.5ft (2.3m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).
	Tuesday 29							Wednesday 30								Thursday 1
	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)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	3	2	0	2	!	2	2	1	1	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	573	641	670	391	700	569	595	629	866	970	985	907	1021	1238	2235	1405	943	942	727	640	586	561	416
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	E	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	SSW	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide	4:47AM2.02m					5:02PM2.16m				5:23AM1.92m				5:40PM2.03m				6:03AM1.79m				6:22PM1.85m
Low Tide			10:41AM0.23m					11:10PM0.25m				11:14AM0.33m				11:45PM0.38m				11:52AM0.49m


	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	17	17	16	15	14	15	15	16	21	22	21	20	22	23	24	27	31	32	28	18	17
Feels °C	10	11	13	11	10	10	10	12	12	14	19	19	18	19	20	20	20	23	26	30	28	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SW 13	SSE 9	SSE 9	SW 13	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	573	641	670	391	212	245	186	199	564	593	597	261	243	232	1578	1405	943	942	727	640	586	561	416
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 8	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 17	SW 12	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	—	SW 14	SW 14	SE 12	SW 13	SE 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	114	112	238	218	6	253	205	94	122	362	309	395	313	—	189	186	268	138	96	98	93	92	89
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 8	WSW 11	—	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SW 12	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—	SW 13	SE 11	SW 13	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10
kJ	43	54	100	3	46	—	59	157	201	87	65	—	—	—	—	—	178	59	134	75	73	40	38
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	E 5	E 5	ESE 6	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	—	—	N 3	NNW 4	NNW 4	—	SW 3	—
kJ	44	55	87	201	700	569	595	629	866	970	985	907	1021	1238	2235	—	—	5	10	5	—	6	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gordons Bay Harbour Cape Town	Gordons Bay Harbour Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	1	2	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	39	60	305	305	305	60	60	39	21	39	60	60	60	39	21	21	39	21	21	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth				Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Victoria Bay	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Herolds Bay	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	4				4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5

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