Brak River surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 May 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
18.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Brak River today?

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 10PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)13ft (4.0m)13s
Afternoon (12 May)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (12 May)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
13
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8613
7338
6199
3769
3904
4599
5276
5451
6486
6682
4950
3859
3146
2735
2360
2037
1784
1415
1261
1008
822
698
2420
2982
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
SE
0
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:25PM1.50m
00:44AM1.79m
1:14PM1.64m
1:29AM1.94m
1:58PM1.77m
2:12AM2.07m
Low Tide
6:26PM0.58m
7:12AM0.44m
7:12PM0.45m
7:52AM0.30m
7:55PM0.33m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:15
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
5:38
5:37
4
5
2
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
14
14
13
13
13
15
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
14
13
14
12
11
10
9
9
8
10
12
12
12
11
11
11
14
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SW
13
0.2
SSE
11
4
SW
12
4
SW
13
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
5456
4580
3863
12
5208
5498
4950
3859
3146
2735
2360
2037
1784
1415
1261
1008
822
698
2420
2982
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.6
S
14
0.9
S
14
1.3
S
14
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
5
22
38
9
8
15
15
32
144
320
687
94
69
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
50
31
31
68
45
211
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
8613
7338
6199
3769
3904
4599
5276
5451
6486
6682
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
7
77
77
330
416
416
408
419
416
338
299
7
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
9
5
5
5
9
6
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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