Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

16.8° 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 (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 2PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Evening (20 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20							Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	729	629	515	314	309	309	353	350	341	880	1578	2064	2259	1949	1699	1359	1192	1043	948	933	822	756	724
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	WNW	SSW	S	N	NW	NW	WNW	NW	SSE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	NNE	WNW	W	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide		7:33AM1.56m					8:06PM1.69m				8:18AM1.42m				8:59PM1.56m				9:19AM1.31m				10:08PM1.47m
Low Tide				1:25PM0.55m					2:16AM0.73m				2:10PM0.68m				3:19AM0.83m				3:10PM0.80m


	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	16	18	16	15	15	14	13	13	14	16	14	14	13	13	13	13	15	16	15	13	13
Feels °C	13	12	15	16	14	15	14	13	12	13	14	15	13	13	12	12	12	11	13	13	12	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SE 12	SW 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13
kJ	729	629	515	256	309	261	353	341	341	880	1578	2064	2259	1949	1699	1359	1192	1043	948	933	822	756	724
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	SE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SW 10	SE 12	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 16	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SW 12
kJ	113	319	289	314	185	309	222	196	329	329	317	300	255	212	168	180	183	186	186	151	154	143	240
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 18	S 17	SSW 16	SW 12	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 13
kJ	99	16	16	171	157	102	210	350	142	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	110	213	198	189
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	WSW 4	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	8	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs 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	Arniston Overberg	Gerickes Point 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	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	2	2	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	187	60	39	21	21	0	0	0	7	7	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Silwerstroom West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	7	7

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