Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

19.5°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 1PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	14s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Evening (01 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1							Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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)	2	3	4	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	671	988	1095	893	841	734	723	637	646	694	683	636	558	575	314	263	198	194	201	336	947	1023	965
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SW	SW	S	SSE	SSE	ENE	NNW	NW	W	S	SSE	SE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	SE	SE	SE	NE	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off
High Tide			8:10AM1.57m				8:45PM1.45m				9:53AM1.55m				10:38PM1.42m					11:27AM1.64m
Low Tide					2:29PM0.89m				3:15AM0.84m				4:54PM0.86m					5:10AM0.80m				6:15PM0.72m


	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—
mm	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	18	18	18	17	16	16	15	16	19	19	18	17	17	16	16	17	20	20	20	18	18
Feels °C	17	15	16	16	17	17	16	16	15	17	18	17	16	17	17	16	16	17	19	19	20	20	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
kJ	671	988	1095	893	841	734	723	637	646	694	683	636	558	575	314	81	82	71	61	336	947	1023	965
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	S 6	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 5
kJ	69	50	48	48	42	42	27	69	63	60	58	51	51	37	66	263	198	194	191	163	33	26	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 15	SSW 14	SSE 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	13	12	11	11	16	29	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	56	37	35	34	109	201	35	32	32	31
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SSW 5	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 6	—	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	—	—
kJ	145	41	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	90	—	14	27	25	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	2	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	3	3	3	2	2	1	3	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	7	7	0	77	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	60	0	60	39	39	21	60	60	60	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	4	2	4	4	4	3	4	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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