Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 am 01 Aug 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 (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 4AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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 Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 1								Sunday 2								Monday 3
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2
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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 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	534	534	547	547	579	651	559	547	547	617	559	477	466	417	417	366	937	759	731	643	643	643	541	467
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	E	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	ESE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	SE	ESE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	glassy	cross-on
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	16	15	15	19	21	19	19	19	19	18	18	21	23	22	21	20	20	19	19	23	24	20	20	21
Feels °C	13	12	12	17	19	17	17	17	17	15	15	19	21	20	19	18	18	17	17	21	22	18	18	18
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 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	534	534	547	547	579	651	559	547	547	617	559	477	466	417	417	366	937	759	731	643	643	643	541	467
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	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	ESE 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	169	132	125	103	103	103	231	166	199	205	215	295	290	331	273	313	207	424	400	388	418	392	341	335
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	—	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	ESE 14	ESE 13	SW 12	SSW 15	SSW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	26	41	64	56	73	73	—	17	17	17	16	6	6	70	246	207	222	332	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	2	4	4	4
Distance (km)	21	21	21	21	21	0	60	60	21	0	3	3	3	0	0	60	21	0	0	0	7	0	60	60
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	9	9	8	8	8	7	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	6

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