Brak River surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 25 May 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
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Brak River today?

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 4PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (25 May)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (25 May)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.1
SSW
19
1.7
SSW
19
2.5
SW
18
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SW
17
2.4
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1073
1218
1500
1672
1761
1559
1218
991
892
721
555
473
520
503
1164
1006
1019
1006
857
2003
4229
4130
3695
3259
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
NE
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
0
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
NNW
5
WSW
10
S
10
S
0
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
on
cross-on
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:49AM1.40m
00:15AM1.67m
12:47PM1.47m
1:03AM1.74m
1:31PM1.54m
1:43AM1.79m
Low Tide
6:02AM0.68m
5:54PM0.68m
6:53AM0.61m
6:44PM0.63m
7:32AM0.54m
7:24PM0.57m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:30
5:30
Temp °C
16
16
20
21
20
20
19
17
16
15
18
19
18
16
16
16
16
16
18
19
17
16
16
16
15
15
20
20
20
19
17
15
14
14
16
17
18
17
16
16
16
16
18
18
17
17
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SSW
19
2.5
SW
18
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SW
17
2.4
SW
17
Energy kJ
1073
1218
1500
1672
1761
1559
1218
991
892
721
555
473
520
503
1164
1006
1019
1006
846
2003
4229
4130
3695
3259
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
9
1.1
SSW
19
1.5
SW
13
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
Energy kJ
65
44
41
39
38
24
34
24
24
24
14
9
15
153
14
8
8
6
857
732
12
12
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.4
ESE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
Energy kJ
18
18
17
17
17
17
8
8
7
17
7
8
8
15
3
6
15
6
6
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
4
0.6
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
Energy kJ
7
17
29
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Distance (km)
39
21
0
58
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
6
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
9
6
7
9
6
8
9
9
9
6
6
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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