Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 pm 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

18.4°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 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 12AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (30 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	14s
Evening (30 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 29			Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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	4	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	3	3	2	3	1	1	0	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1079	951	690	680	552	511	373	373	373	361	409	288	326	205	202	158	228	153	142
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SSE	WSW	WNW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	NE	E	N	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off
High Tide		5:28PM2.00m				5:58AM1.82m				6:15PM1.81m				6:55AM1.68m				7:16PM1.61m
Low Tide				11:35PM0.39m				11:49AM0.56m				00:21AM0.56m				12:47PM0.74m


	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	19	19	19	18	20	21	22	21	19	19	19	18	20	22	23	21	20	19
Feels °C	21	20	20	20	19	21	21	22	22	22	21	21	19	21	22	22	21	22	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 11	SW 13
kJ	1079	951	690	680	552	511	373	373	373	361	409	288	326	205	202	156	149	153	142
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 11	ESE 8	E 8
kJ	204	204	200	188	184	217	199	185	117	115	115	140	140	96	98	158	228	62	48
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	S 6	S 6	ESE 8	E 7	E 8	SSW 12	SSW 11	E 8	E 7	SSW 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	3	79	54	64	49	82	46	40	46	54	52	82
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Groenvlei Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	3	3	2	3	2	2	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	58	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	36	60	7	7	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	2	3	2	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	8	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4

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