Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

16.6° 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 (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 5AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	16s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	15s
Evening (24 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 24								Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	8275	7446	6486	5138	3410	2917	2589	2374	1879	1538	1370	1449	1622	1597	1477	1299	1217	1022	836	794	583	524	384	828
Wind (km/h)	W	NW	N	NE	E	E	NE	NW	NW	NW	NNW	ENE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	ENE	ESE	NNE	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide	11:35PM1.44m				12:33PM1.30m				00:51AM1.48m				1:39PM1.40m				1:45AM1.56m					2:24PM1.52m
Low Tide			6:22AM0.83m				6:21PM0.87m				7:24AM0.74m				7:28PM0.80m					8:06AM0.62m				8:14PM0.71m


	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	14	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	15	16	15	14	15	15	16	16	20	23	20	20	19
Feels °C	11	11	11	12	15	14	13	14	12	12	12	14	14	13	12	13	13	14	13	17	21	18	18	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13
kJ	8275	7446	6486	5138	3410	2917	2589	2374	1879	1538	1370	1449	1622	1597	1477	1299	1217	1022	836	794	583	524	383	828
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 11	SE 9	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 10
kJ	55	67	53	51	120	110	62	58	91	57	33	42	77	85	86	88	90	259	341	337	381	371	384	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	ESE 12	—	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 5
kJ	68	54	—	50	49	48	31	58	45	12	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	50	40	67	39	25	38	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 4	E 4	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	106	106	7	9	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	2	3	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	7	7	7	21	60	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	60	60	39	21	21	21	21	3	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	7	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dolphin Point Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	8	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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