Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

16.5° 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 (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 6PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (22 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 22					Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	2	3	5	6	!	!	!	!	4	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	948	1022	756	710	711	438	718	793	843	1599	1416	1327	2208	4393	6734	6158	4697	3699	3118	2873	2374
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WSW	SW	SW	W	WNW	WNW	NE	NE	E	E	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide	9:19AM1.31m				10:08PM1.47m				10:52AM1.25m					11:35PM1.44m				12:33PM1.30m
Low Tide			3:10PM0.80m				4:49AM0.87m				4:42PM0.88m					6:22AM0.83m				6:21PM0.87m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	15	14	13	13	12	12	17	17	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	16	14	14	14
Feels °C	13	13	13	13	12	12	10	10	14	13	8	10	11	11	12	12	12	14	12	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	ESE 12	SW 11	SSW 12	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	948	1022	756	710	711	438	718	793	843	924	94	1327	1613	4393	6734	6158	4697	3699	3118	2873	2374
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	S 21	SSW 20	SSW 18	SSW 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 11
kJ	186	151	151	157	319	330	133	129	127	147	81	640	2208	1388	54	53	53	51	49	31	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSE 7	SE 8	SE 7	S 23	—	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	104	213	198	212	186	21	9	14	10	—	94	93	68	54	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 11	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	1599	1416	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	5	6	4	4	6	5	5	5	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	77	7	0	0	7	7	21	60	60	21	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	6	8	8	7	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	9	9	8	7	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	8	7	6	5	4	4	5	4	4	6	9	9	9	9	9	5	6	5	5

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