Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

16.6° 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 (27 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 10PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (27 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	17s
Evening (27 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 27			Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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)	0	0	!	!	!	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	1	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	3135	6080	5319	4819	4078	2177	1953	1900	1848	1676	1382	1204	1061	987	1002	1018	979	979	965
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide	2:59PM1.64m				3:00AM1.73m				3:30PM1.75m				3:31AM1.80m				3:58PM1.83m
Low Tide			8:51PM0.62m				9:11AM0.41m				9:23PM0.53m				9:40AM0.33m				9:54PM0.45m


	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—
mm	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	15	17	17	15	15
Feels °C	9	9	10	11	11	11	9	10	11	9	9	10	10	10	12	14	13	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	3135	6080	5319	4819	4078	2177	1953	1900	1848	1676	1382	1204	1061	987	1002	1018	979	397	378
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 7	—	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 9	S 11	SSW 14	SSW 13
kJ	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	127	—	3	3	3	3	222	158	13	2	979	965
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 11	S 11	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	—	—	—	E 8	SSE 8	SE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—
kJ	454	—	—	—	5	412	352	153	320	352	352	262	241	268	200	138	258	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Brak River Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dumps Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	7	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	114	257	303	60	60	60	60	60	338	60	60	60	39	21	21	60	60	60
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Rating (10 max)	4	4			7	6	6	5	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point 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	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	7	6	6	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	4	8	7	5

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