Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

16.9° 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 (01 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 11AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Aug)	6ft (1.9m)	9s
Afternoon (01 Aug)	6ft (1.9m)	9s
Evening (01 Aug)	6ft (1.9m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 1							Sunday 2								Monday 3
	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)	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	534	547	547	579	592	559	477	547	547	547	477	466	417	349	1019	953	772	731	655	643	551	551	476
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	E	E	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNW	E	SSE	ESE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	glassy	on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide		5:02AM1.89m				5:24PM1.98m				5:33AM1.86m				5:57PM1.97m				6:07AM1.79m				6:32PM1.93m
Low Tide				11:04AM0.25m				11:27PM0.36m				11:34AM0.28m				00:01AM0.39m				12:05PM0.34m


	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	19	21	20	19	19	19	19	18	22	24	22	21	20	20	19	19	22	23	20	20	21
Feels °C	12	12	17	19	18	17	17	17	16	15	20	22	20	19	17	18	18	17	21	21	18	17	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	534	547	547	579	592	559	477	547	547	547	477	466	417	349	1019	953	772	731	655	643	551	551	476
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	132	125	103	103	103	231	202	199	205	261	295	290	336	273	207	207	431	400	388	418	392	341	335
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	—	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 12	S 9	S 9	ESE 14	ESE 13	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	41	64	56	73	73	—	17	17	17	3	6	6	70	246	228	222	332	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	21	21	0	21	60	21	0	7	3	0	0	0	60	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	21	21	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	9	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5

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