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Brak River surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 18 Jan 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
22.7° C
 (Which is 1.4°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 3AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (18 Jan)8ft (2.4m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
!
!
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.8
S
1.3
SSW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)1091112121212121212121212111111111111101010811
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7779112424304520942035185916611426133812151044939739606533441441433462452600241286
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
25
W
20
SW
25
SSW
20
S
10
S
5
SSE
0
SSW
5
N
5
NNW
10
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
0
S
5
NNW
5
SW
5
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrossglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscrossglassglassglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:40AM
1.82
3:41PM
1.90
4:09AM
1.91
4:12PM
1.95
4:38AM
1.98
4:44PM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:22PM
0.42
9:33AM
0.54
9:52PM
0.34
10:05AM
0.47
10:21PM
0.29
10:37AM
0.42
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise---5:37-------5:37-------5:39----
Sunset------7:45-------7:44-------7:44-
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11----------------------
Temp. °C191717182021201918181718202120191818181921212119
Feels °C (?)151314131516161717181618181818181818181918171615
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