Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

16.7° 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 (12 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 10PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (12 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Evening (12 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 12			Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 7	SSW 10	SSW 10	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 10	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 17
Wave Graph
kJ	423	359	298	270	265	265	218	214	186	186	190	216	281	250	281	281	243	300	302	265	212	207	169	386
Wind (km/h)	E	E	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	SE	ESE	NE	N	W	WNW	WNW	W	SSW	S	N	WNW	NW	WNW	NW	WSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide	2:15PM1.72m				2:32AM1.93m				3:06PM1.86m				3:22AM1.99m				3:52PM1.97m				4:07AM2.01m
Low Tide			8:17PM0.45m				8:54AM0.28m				9:10PM0.35m				9:38AM0.21m				9:57PM0.29m				10:19AM0.17m


	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—
	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	15	15	15	18	19	17	16	17	17	16	16	18	18	16	15	15	14	15	15	17	19
Feels °C	14	13	14	14	14	13	17	17	16	15	16	16	14	14	17	15	15	15	15	13	14	14	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SW 11
kJ	423	359	205	194	185	226	191	186	186	186	187	216	281	250	281	281	243	300	302	265	212	207	169	246
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSE 9	SSW 9	SW 4	SW 5	SW 5	SW 6	SW 6	E 9
kJ	10	10	296	270	265	265	218	214	154	163	190	83	83	78	78	58	27	32	7	8	17	25	29	133
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	W 11	W 11	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 11	S 18	SW 14	SSE 10	S 9	ESE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17
kJ	10	2	2	9	8	8	12	12	57	6	7	75	44	56	28	26	32	27	24	39	38	60	123	386
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 3	—	—	SW 5	WSW 5	WSW 6	—	—
kJ	198	222	298	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	23	34	55	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
Distance (km)	60	39	21	21	3	3	0	60	58	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	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	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	9	9	7	8	8	6	7	6	7	7	4	4	4	5

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