Brak River surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 SAST
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Brak River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Brak River sea temperature is
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Brak River today?

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 12PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.9
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
1
SW
8
1
SW
8
1.3
SW
9
2.1
SW
8
2.1
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.5
SW
9
2.5
SW
10
3
SW
10
3
SW
11
3
SW
10
3
SW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
227
230
230
194
169
127
191
71
77
84
123
114
294
481
604
1002
1162
1347
1690
1703
1764
2091
2884
2282
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
SW
15
S
5
E
0
NW
0
SSW
0
SE
5
ENE
5
S
15
SSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WNW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:25AM1.37m
00:06AM1.59m
12:40PM1.48m
1:01AM1.73m
1:27PM1.59m
1:42AM1.85m
Low Tide
5:39AM0.79m
5:51PM0.74m
6:48AM0.65m
6:49PM0.63m
7:32AM0.52m
7:30PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:01
7:01
7:01
7:03
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5:57
5:55
5:54
5:52
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
23
23
30
28
21
18
18
17
17
17
21
22
18
16
16
13
13
13
15
16
15
15
14
12
21
20
26
25
20
19
20
18
18
18
21
20
13
10
12
7
7
7
8
8
8
10
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
1
SW
8
1
SW
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
Energy kJ
227
230
230
194
169
127
191
61
77
84
123
114
69
50
39
43
44
1347
1450
31
31
1606
2092
2282
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.7
SW
12
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
190
171
150
147
119
116
94
68
66
76
81
74
21
21
21
48
62
109
49
48
141
18
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
17
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.2
SSE
16
0.6
SW
11
0.5
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.5
E
10
0.3
SW
13
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
2
6
5
6
7
9
25
71
53
37
22
22
20
20
19
18
16
50
28
17
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.6
SW
4
1.3
SW
9
2.1
SW
8
2.1
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.5
SW
9
3
SW
10
3
SW
11
3
SW
10
3
SW
11
3.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
1
3
5
11
294
481
604
1002
1162
1690
1703
1764
2091
2884
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
4
2
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
3
3
21
7
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
60
113
258
0
723
916
1037
419
1286
342
7
29
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
2
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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