Brak River Surf Forecast

/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.10° S 22.14° E)

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Brak River surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 30 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 18.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Brak River today (30 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 12PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 May)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Afternoon (30 May)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Evening (30 May)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 30							Sunday 31								Monday 1								Tue 2
	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)	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1216	1094	918	778	617	597	488	545	617	766	646	635	570	448	396	403	309	331	320	411	506	313	677	555
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	SW	SSE	SE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	ESE	ESE	E	WSW	W	SW	N	S	SE	SSE	SSW	WSW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	glassy	off	off
High Tide	2:51AM1.85m				3:16PM1.71m				3:22AM1.85m				3:48PM1.73m				3:52AM1.84m				4:21PM1.73m
Low Tide			9:01AM0.38m				9:03PM0.48m				9:30AM0.35m				9:34PM0.48m				10:00AM0.34m				10:07PM0.50m


	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28
	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	5:29
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	19	19	16	15	16	16	16	17	21	24	21	22	21	20	19	18	20	21	18	17	16	16
Feels °C	16	14	18	18	16	15	16	15	15	16	20	24	20	22	21	19	18	18	20	21	18	17	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	1216	1094	918	778	617	597	488	545	617	766	646	635	570	448	396	403	309	331	320	411	506	298	677	555
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 13	E 7	E 8
kJ	71	50	37	25	17	9	9	23	30	28	29	29	26	38	61	61	51	49	52	57	57	313	40	45
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	E 9	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 5	—	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	—	—	S 10	—	S 14	—	—	E 7	ESE 9	SSW 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	2	7	17	5	—	—	—	8	15	14	—	—	2	—	104	—	—	54	25	29
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 2
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	7	7	0	0	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	7	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Doring Bay West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga 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	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	6	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5

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