Brak River surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 27 Apr 2026 SAST
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Brak River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Brak River sea temperature is
19.9° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Brak River today?

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 2PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (27 Apr)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (27 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
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4
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
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2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
3
SSW
11
2.2
SW
12
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1672
1765
2092
1331
2180
2265
2859
2728
2873
2234
2260
2484
2751
2894
3138
2924
3961
3732
3406
2995
2668
2177
1844
1521
Wind (km/h)
35
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
SE
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
NE
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:27PM1.59m
1:42AM1.85m
2:04PM1.69m
2:16AM1.93m
2:37PM1.76m
Low Tide
7:32AM0.52m
7:30PM0.53m
8:06AM0.43m
8:03PM0.45m
8:34AM0.36m
8:31PM0.39m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:01
7:03
7:03
7:05
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5:54
5:52
5:52
5:51
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
16
18
16
14
14
14
6
7
7
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
10
11
12
13
12
11
11
11
14
15
13
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
2.5
SSW
10
0.4
E
10
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
13
Energy kJ
29
57
54
1331
31
1923
2032
2109
2141
2234
2260
2484
2751
2894
3138
2924
3961
3732
3406
2995
2668
2177
1844
1521
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
1.8
SW
11
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
1.1
SSE
16
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.8
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
1
SW
13
Energy kJ
63
802
120
92
18
19
9
9
8
8
8
8
651
8
8
44
54
110
134
108
316
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.1
S
19
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.1
SW
16
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
S
18
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
S
16
Energy kJ
32
7
17
17
11
8
26
8
8
25
51
89
113
127
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
3
SSW
11
2.2
SW
12
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
1672
1765
2092
1323
2180
2265
2859
2728
2873
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
Distance (km)
406
406
419
419
330
330
3
7
7
3
7
7
7
7
7
3
7
7
7
60
60
60
39
21
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
6
5
9
9
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
9
8
7
8
8
6
6
5
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