Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

17.0°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 (23 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 1AM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	12s
Evening (23 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 22			Friday 23								Saturday 24
	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)	3	!	4	4	4	4	2	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1089	1796	1198	1351	1717	1909	1794	1592	1372	1146	916	718	643	487	305	294	331	196	192
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	WNW	NW	WNW	ENE	E	ESE	E	ENE	W	WNW	W	WSW	SSE	SSE	ESE	E	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	on	off	off	off	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy
High Tide				1:39AM1.73m				1:51PM1.97m					2:11AM1.86m				2:22PM2.11m
Low Tide		7:36PM0.52m				7:36AM0.49m					8:06PM0.36m				8:08AM0.37m				8:37PM0.24m


	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	15	15	14	15	18	19	18	17	17	18	17	18	21	19	18	17	17
Feels °C	13	15	13	14	14	14	16	16	15	15	16	16	15	18	20	18	18	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	9	1107	1198	1351	1717	1909	1794	1592	1372	1146	916	718	643	487	305	294	331	196	192
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 5	SSE 10	S 9	ESE 5	S 8	SSE 8
kJ	—	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	8	96	76	5	50	53
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 11	ESE 5	E 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	10	10	10	9	9	11	6	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	E 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1089	1796	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Onrus Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	7	7	0	0	0	0	60	275	60	60	0	0	0	0	7	115	60	39	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	6	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5

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