Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 pm 13 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 12AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Evening (14 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 13			Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	ESE 7	S 10	ESE 8	SE 9	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	214	181	196	202	211	180	234	234	243	254	243	202	199	207	180	314	622	957	2401	2356	2323	2171	1686	1408
Wind (km/h)	SE	NNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW	SSW	S	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	W	SW	SSW	NNW	SW	NNE	N	NNW	SSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	glassy	off	glassy	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide	3:06PM1.86m				3:22AM1.99m				3:52PM1.97m				4:07AM2.01m				4:36PM2.04m				4:50AM1.99m
Low Tide			9:10PM0.35m				9:38AM0.21m				9:57PM0.29m				10:19AM0.17m				10:42PM0.28m				10:58AM0.17m


	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—
	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	16	15	15	17	18	16	14	14	14	14	15	18	20	17	15	15	14	14	14	18	19
Feels °C	16	16	15	15	14	14	16	16	15	14	13	13	13	13	16	17	15	15	15	14	14	13	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 9	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13
kJ	181	181	147	202	211	180	234	234	243	254	243	202	199	207	180	314	462	548	2401	2356	2323	2171	1686	1408
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	SSW 10	E 8	E 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 9	SSW 9	SW 4	SW 5	SW 5	SW 6	SW 6	E 9	SSW 17	SSW 16	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	214	163	196	83	130	127	58	58	40	32	7	12	18	33	36	139	622	957	88	90	70	73	72	73
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	S 18	SW 18	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 9	SSW 13	SSE 8	SSE 8	SW 12	SSW 18	SW 12	SSW 18	E 9	E 9	E 10	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	7	6	12	47	83	78	28	27	32	69	24	24	38	60	71	270	139	113	88	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	WSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 4	SW 5	WSW 5	WSW 5	—	WSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	2	8	17	32	51	—	67	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	7	7	6	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	5	5	5

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