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Brak River Surf Forecast
/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /
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Brak River surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 SASTForecast 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 3AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 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 ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | |
958 | 1256 | 1179 | 857 | 696 | 723 | 798 | 909 | 537 | 1125 | 1097 | 955 | 867 | 537 | 516 | 450 | 394 | 338 | 291 | 206 | 192 | 249 | 180 | 227 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 5:36PM1.87m | 5:52AM1.86m | 6:28PM1.78m | 6:45AM1.68m | 7:27PM1.68m | 7:47AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32PM0.42m | 12:00PM0.36m | 00:27AM0.55m | 12:52PM0.50m | 1:37AM0.69m | 1:57PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 |
— | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 |
14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 8 | SSE 12 | SW 12 | SE 9 | 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 | E 8 |
 kJ | 205 | 205 | 166 | 106 | 103 | 723 | 99 | 51 | 537 | 759 | 778 | 692 | 612 | 537 | 516 | 450 | 394 | 338 | 291 | 206 | 192 | 159 | 155 | 124 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 71 | 116 | 113 | 106 | 103 | 98 | 72 | 8 | 50 | 50 | 71 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 118 | 114 | 109 | 98 | 71 | 69 | 188 | 249 | 180 | 227 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 12 | SSW 9 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 103 | 17 | 20 | 47 | 43 | 35 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 44 | 76 | 127 | 125 | 68 | 64 | 79 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 958 | 1256 | 1179 | 857 | 696 | — | 798 | 909 | 432 | 1125 | 1097 | 955 | 867 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | 8 | 9 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 338 | 60 | 39 | 60 | 39 | 60 | 60 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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