Brak River Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is
16.3° C
0.3° 

Brak River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Brak River today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 8PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (18 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (18 Aug)8ft (2.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
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2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1067
1077
1413
1783
1857
1799
1676
1547
1388
1299
1197
1082
1100
1236
2278
3507
3502
2979
2402
1990
1547
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
NNW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
0
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:09PM1.71m
7:17AM1.49m
7:46PM1.55m
8:00AM1.34m
8:40PM1.40m
Low Tide
12:34PM0.51m
1:07AM0.68m
1:07PM0.67m
1:49AM0.82m
1:48PM0.84m
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:02
6:04
 mm
Temp °C
17
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
16
17
15
14
13
14
14
13
15
16
14
13
13
Feels °C
15
13
13
11
11
11
11
12
15
15
12
12
11
12
12
11
14
13
12
12
12
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