Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

15.1°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 (21 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 7PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Afternoon (21 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Evening (21 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 21					Tuesday 22								Wednesday 23
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	1	0	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	E 7	E 7	SW 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	324	314	272	232	224	179	286	236	191	299	286	247	243	239	223	235	202	207	176	176	147
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	NE	NE	NE	N	NE	WNW	NE	W	WSW	N	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross-on	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide		1:08PM1.44m				1:13AM1.46m				1:39PM1.61m				1:47AM1.62m					2:05PM1.78m
Low Tide				7:13PM0.86m				7:19AM0.71m				7:44PM0.69m				7:49AM0.56m					8:12PM0.53m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	18	16	16	17	17	20	26	30	28	22	22	23	20	19	20	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	18	17	16	14	15	17	18	21	26	29	26	24	23	24	20	19	20	18	20	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	324	314	272	232	224	160	149	137	124	139	136	186	160	186	223	235	202	207	176	176	147
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	E 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	70	86	74	123	121	179	176	172	172	299	286	247	243	239	182	172	142	140	137	112	90
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 15	—	—	—	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 12	S 12	S 11	SSE 11	S 11	S 10	SSE 10
kJ	—	89	—	—	—	165	160	107	120	10	9	16	16	9	30	26	41	41	36	32	33
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ESE 8	ESE 5	ESE 6	—	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	116	69	106	—	286	236	191	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	60	259	280	60	39	39	21	21	21	3	21	0	21	0	0	3	0	7	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3			2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves 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	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	6	8	9	5	6	5	9	9	8	9	9	9	6	7	7	6	6	5	5

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