Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

15.1°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 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 5AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	7s
Afternoon (22 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	13s
Evening (22 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 22								Wednesday 23								Thursday 24
	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)	1	2	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	2	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	E 7	E 7	SW 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	SW 11	ESE 8	E 8	SE 8	ESE 7	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	179	289	236	172	299	286	278	273	235	219	202	202	207	169	140	115	111	358	230	516	796	980	1090	1013
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	NNE	NE	NNE	N	SSW	N	N	W	WSW	SW	SSW	SW	S	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide	1:13AM1.46m				1:39PM1.61m				1:47AM1.62m					2:05PM1.78m				2:16AM1.76m				2:31PM1.93m
Low Tide			7:19AM0.71m				7:44PM0.69m				7:49AM0.56m					8:12PM0.53m				8:17AM0.43m				8:39PM0.37m


	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	20	27	30	27	21	22	22	22	19	20	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	17	18	17	17	17
Feels °C	17	19	21	27	29	25	22	21	22	22	19	19	18	19	18	16	16	16	15	15	16	16	17	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	SSE 6	SSE 7	S 7	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 7
kJ	179	149	141	124	135	143	136	136	147	192	202	202	207	169	140	115	111	68	191	142	796	980	1090	387
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	S 7	E 8	E 8	S 16	S 7	SW 9	S 11	SSW 13
kJ	165	176	172	172	299	286	278	273	235	219	172	142	140	137	137	90	57	86	64	516	102	31	2	1013
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	—	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	SW 10	SSW 7	S 16	SW 10	SW 10	—	—	—
kJ	—	160	107	120	—	9	15	16	9	30	26	42	59	36	32	31	69	47	195	35	34	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	E 7	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	—	—	S 6	—	SE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	131	289	236	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	—	—	30	—	358	230	197	301	394	440	484
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	21	21	21	21	21	21	0	3	3	0	0	7	0	0	0	39	60	60	60	259	259	259	39	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Outer Pool	Herolds Bay	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma				Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3				4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	9	9	8	7	9	9	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	9	4

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