Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

15.9° 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 (21 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 10AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Aug)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Afternoon (21 Aug)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s
Evening (21 Aug)	5ft (1.6m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 21								Saturday 22								Sunday 23
	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)	4	4	2	1	0	0	1	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	2	2	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1277	1098	988	905	801	628	617	571	571	571	508	581	766	400	353	872	1114	1056	1046	961	882	754	951	816
Wind (km/h)	N	E	NE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	W	W	W	W	SW	SW	W	WNW	WNW	SSW	SE	ESE	SE	SE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	on	glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy
High Tide				9:29AM1.22m				10:37PM1.31m					12:25PM1.25m				00:40AM1.37m				1:35PM1.41m
Low Tide		3:04AM0.94m				3:19PM0.99m					5:51AM0.94m				6:21PM0.98m				7:12AM0.81m				7:30PM0.85m


	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	11	14	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	17	20	19	16	15	16	15	14	16	16	15	13	13
Feels °C	11	11	10	12	12	11	13	14	13	11	10	12	15	16	16	15	16	15	14	16	14	14	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	1277	1098	988	905	801	628	617	571	571	571	508	581	766	400	353	872	1114	1056	1046	961	882	754	951	816
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	WSW 11	E 9	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 5	SSW 14	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5	E 8	E 8	SW 16	—	SW 15	—	SW 13	—	—	—
kJ	6	6	6	6	6	396	6	14	16	20	210	9	5	2	1	1	40	—	171	—	600	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	—	E 9	E 9	S 15	ESE 5	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	6	1	113	15	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	ESE 4	—	—	W 2	W 3	WSW 4	SW 6	SW 7	SW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	9	16	—	—	1	7	20	77	118	132	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	3	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	0	0	39	60	259	60	60	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	29	60	60	39	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4		4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	7	6	6	7	7	7	7	5	5	8	7	7	6	5	4	6	5	6	9	8

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