Brak River Surf Forecast

/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.10° S 22.14° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Brak River surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 17.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Brak River today?

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 8AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 May)	7ft (2.2m)	8s
Afternoon (19 May)	8ft (2.5m)	8s
Evening (19 May)	10ft (3.0m)	8s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon).
	Tuesday 19								Wednesday 20								Thursday 21
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	!	!	3	2	3	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	336	445	559	564	765	989	1164	1148	1008	913	829	713	949	1039	996	1344	1180	1009	588	504	457	412	353	291
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NW	SW	SSW	NW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			5:04AM2.00m				5:36PM1.87m				5:52AM1.86m				6:28PM1.78m				6:45AM1.68m				7:27PM1.68m
Low Tide					11:15AM0.24m				11:32PM0.42m				12:00PM0.36m				00:27AM0.55m				12:52PM0.50m


	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—
mm	—	1	—	—	—	2	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	19	19	18	17	17	17	17	17	19	20	19	19	18	18	18	18	22	24	19	17	18
Feels °C	14	16	14	18	17	16	14	15	16	16	15	17	17	17	18	18	17	17	17	21	24	18	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	SSE 8	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	207	445	252	277	290	205	202	166	106	132	103	99	51	50	50	899	808	722	588	504	457	412	353	291
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SSE 15	SE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 9	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	336	301	44	54	75	71	118	113	108	103	98	73	8	47	43	42	80	77	71	118	114	106	98	96
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	—	—	—	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 16	SSW 9	—	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	S 8	S 8	SSW 21	SSW 20	SSW 20
kJ	25	24	44	81	—	—	—	18	17	16	16	17	20	8	—	35	19	19	18	6	5	44	76	128
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	E 6	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	—	—	SW 3	—	—
kJ	161	85	559	564	765	989	1164	1148	1008	913	829	713	949	1039	996	1344	1180	1009	—	—	—	3	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	39	60	60	60	60	60	39	21	21	21	3	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Herolds Bay	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Dias Beach	Brak River	Brak River	Brak River
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3
Header Global	Back Bommie Australia	Avalon-North Australia	Black Rock Australia	Bankvaults Indonesia	Bankvaults Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Boneyard Australia	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Crazy Left Portugal	Arrifana Portugal	Canal Brazil	Arrifana Portugal	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Afife Portugal	Anglet - Corsaires France	Lambe Lambe Brazil	Cathedral Rock Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Bali Village Indonesia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4

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