Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 am 10 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 (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 11AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Evening (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 10							Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	3	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	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	2809	2767	2528	2318	2199	2165	1960	1728	1756	1785	1617	1591	1505	1355	1215	1084	729	544	524	431	366	359	346	251
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	WSW	SSE	SE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	ENE	NE	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	glassy	glassy
High Tide				12:02PM1.45m				00:31AM1.74m				1:16PM1.57m				1:36AM1.84m					2:15PM1.72m
Low Tide		6:00AM0.62m				6:04PM0.65m				7:09AM0.51m				7:16PM0.56m					8:05AM0.39m				8:17PM0.45m


	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35
	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	5:37
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	14	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	15	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	17	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	11	11	12	13	13	13	13	11	12	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	15	14	16	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7
kJ	2809	2767	2528	2318	2199	2165	1960	1728	1756	1785	1617	1591	1505	1355	1215	1084	729	544	524	431	203	193	217	234
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	SW 18	SW 18	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	8	8	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	11	11	11	10	12	12	134	160	151	162	366	359	346	251
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 13	—	—	—	SW 18	SW 18	WSW 12	SW 18	W 12	W 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	S 10	S 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	—	—	—	13	12	15	12	3	3	10	10	10	48	47
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	E 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	3	3	0	7	21	21	39	39	39	21	60	303	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	21	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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