Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

16.7° 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 (30 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 11AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	13s
Afternoon (30 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s
Evening (30 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s

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 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 30							Friday 31								Saturday 1
	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)	3	3	3	1	1	0	1	2	3	2	3	1	0	!	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	ESE 9	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	850	756	745	649	649	649	572	620	509	431	513	434	549	1055	887	872	623	713	729	729	745	729	631
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	ENE	ESE	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	E	E	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	E	ENE	NE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide	4:01AM1.86m				4:26PM1.90m				4:31AM1.89m				4:54PM1.95m					5:02AM1.89m				5:24PM1.98m
Low Tide			10:08AM0.28m				10:25PM0.39m				10:36AM0.25m				10:55PM0.36m					11:04AM0.25m


	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	16	17	16	15	14	14	13	13	15	17	17	17	16	15	15	15	18	20	19	18	19
Feels °C	12	12	14	14	13	12	11	11	11	10	12	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	16	18	17	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	SW 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	850	756	745	649	649	649	572	385	141	391	388	434	248	720	678	608	623	713	729	729	745	729	631
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	—	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 18	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 14	SW 13
kJ	210	163	243	243	—	—	—	581	509	431	321	301	13	175	175	141	132	104	103	103	104	234	199
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	SSW 18	SW 18	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	—	S 10
kJ	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	113	186	—	—	—	—	31	12	26	41	64	56	54	73	—	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 9	—	ESE 9	ESE 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	—	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	266	214	348	—	374	303	537	620	428	298	513	—	549	1055	887	872	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	4
Distance (km)	21	21	21	21	21	60	60	60	39	21	21	21	39	60	60	21	21	21	21	3	7	0	60
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	6	5	7	6	9	5	6	6	9	8

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