Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

15.6°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 (10 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 3PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Afternoon (10 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Evening (10 Oct)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 10							Sunday 11								Monday 12
	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	2	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	1	1	3	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	895	880	887	902	1272	1444	1422	1269	1180	1060	951	876	714	617	531	514	505	551	561	542	756	928	868
Wind (km/h)	E	E	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	W	W	WSW	S	SSE	SE	E	NE	NW	W	WSW	S	SSE	SSW	SW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	cross	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	glassy
High Tide	3:12AM1.99m				3:25PM2.18m				3:42AM2.00m				3:54PM2.16m				4:10AM1.98m				4:22PM2.10m
Low Tide			9:09AM0.26m				9:34PM0.23m				9:35AM0.26m				9:59PM0.25m				10:01AM0.29m				10:24PM0.30m


	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	18	19	18	16	16	17	16	18	21	19	18	16	16	18	19	19	22	20	18	16	16
Feels °C	14	14	17	18	16	15	16	17	15	18	20	18	18	16	16	18	19	17	20	19	17	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	895	880	887	902	1272	1444	1422	1269	1180	1060	951	876	714	617	531	514	505	551	561	542	756	928	868
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	45	44	44	43	43	42	21	28	33	34	25	26	27	98	125	92	46	44	83	83	106	103	78
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 18	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	12	—	—	—	—	42	42	42	42	42	44	47	47	48	22	22	15	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ESE 3	E 3	E 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SSW 4	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	3	8	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	4	2	2	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	1	3	4	3
Distance (km)	40	39	60	60	60	39	21	0	0	0	7	7	39	60	21	0	0	0	74	7	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Kaaimans River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Lookout Beach	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Strandfontein West Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	2	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	9	6	9	9	9	9	8	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5

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