Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 am 09 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 (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 2PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Evening (09 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 9							Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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	3	2	4	3	4	2	2	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	1	2	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	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
Wave Graph
kJ	2161	2200	2241	2241	1922	1497	1150	976	895	880	887	887	1291	1444	1422	1269	1180	1060	1044	876	702	607	531
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	E	E	ENE	E	SE	ESE	ESE	E	NE	W	W	WSW	S	SSE	SE	ESE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	glassy	on	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on
High Tide	2:41AM1.93m				2:54PM2.15m				3:12AM1.99m				3:25PM2.18m				3:42AM2.00m				3:54PM2.16m
Low Tide			8:41AM0.31m				9:08PM0.24m				9:09AM0.26m				9:34PM0.23m				9:35AM0.26m				9:59PM0.25m


	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	15	19	20	17	16	16	15	14	16	18	18	18	16	16	17	17	18	21	20	18	16	16
Feels °C	12	14	18	17	15	17	16	15	13	15	17	16	17	16	17	18	16	17	20	19	18	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	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
kJ	2161	2200	2241	2241	1922	1497	1150	976	895	880	887	887	1291	1444	1422	1269	1180	1060	1044	876	702	607	531
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 4	E 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	125	98	96	94	67	65	64	45	45	44	44	43	43	42	8	10	13	15	15	44	47	48	48
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 5	ESE 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	—	—	—	42	42	42	42	43	17	12	18	20
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	E 3	E 4	E 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	5	7	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	1	3	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	7	114	0	39	0	39	21	60	60	60	39	0	0	0	0	7	7	21	0	21
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	4	5	6	8	9	9	9	8	5	6	6	6

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