Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 pm 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 (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 3AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm 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 (21 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	15s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	14s
Evening (21 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 20			Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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)	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	309	309	353	350	341	1052	1578	2064	2099	1807	1622	1359	1211	956	948	878	756	710	617
Wind (km/h)	S	N	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	SE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	WNW	WNW	WSW	SW	SSW	WSW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy
High Tide			8:06PM1.69m				8:18AM1.42m				8:59PM1.56m				9:19AM1.31m				10:08PM1.47m
Low Tide					2:16AM0.73m				2:10PM0.68m				3:19AM0.83m				3:10PM0.80m


	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	14	13	13	15	16	14	14	14	14	13	12	15	17	15	13	13
Feels °C	14	14	14	13	12	13	15	14	13	13	13	14	12	10	13	14	12	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13
kJ	309	309	353	341	341	1052	1578	2064	2099	1807	1622	1359	1211	956	948	878	756	710	617
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 10	SSW 16	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SW 12
kJ	185	261	93	196	329	335	317	300	220	220	214	218	183	186	186	186	154	143	361
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 18	SW 10	SSW 16	SW 7	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 13
kJ	157	102	112	350	77	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	104	213	198	189
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 3	SW 4	SW 5	SW 5	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	12	25	20	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River 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)	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	4
Distance (km)	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	248	60	39	21	0	0	0	0	7	7	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth		Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	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	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	Paranoia Overberg	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)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Header Global	Last Chance New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Chameau Mauritius	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Supertubes Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	9	9

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