Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Brak River sea temperature is

16.2°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 (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 1AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Evening (09 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 8			Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	1	1	1	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	2082	1784	1735	1886	2161	2200	2241	2241	1922	1407	1150	976	960	880	808	710	1291	1444	1422
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	NW	NNE	E	NNE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	E	SE	E	E	ESE	SE	ESE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	cross	glassy	cross	glassy	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on
High Tide	2:21PM2.06m				2:41AM1.93m				2:54PM2.15m				3:12AM1.99m				3:25PM2.18m
Low Tide			8:39PM0.30m				8:41AM0.31m				9:08PM0.24m				9:09AM0.26m				9:34PM0.23m


	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	13	13	13	13	15	19	20	18	16	16	15	14	16	18	19	17	16	16
Feels °C	14	12	12	12	13	14	18	17	16	17	17	15	14	15	17	17	15	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	2082	1784	1735	1886	2161	2200	2241	2241	1922	1407	1150	976	960	880	808	710	1291	1444	1422
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	E 7	E 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 14	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	163	52	38	125	125	98	96	94	67	65	64	45	45	44	44	264	43	42	42
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	—	E 9	—	—	E 4
kJ	96	71	71	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	43	—	—	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 3	E 3	E 4	E 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	6	80
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Pringle Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	1	4	1	4	3	2	4	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	1
Distance (km)	7	0	0	21	0	21	0	7	7	0	0	0	21	39	60	306	60	60	21
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Outer Pool	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hout Bay Cape Town	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	7	5	5	6	4	7	7	8	7

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