Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

16.6° 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 4AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s
Evening (15 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 14			Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	249	260	248	211	211	203	173	273	622	853	1288	2202	2171	1998	1686	1408	1261	1067	891	791	1039	1138	1142	806
Wind (km/h)	SSW	N	NNW	N	NW	NW	W	SSW	SSW	NW	NW	S	NW	NNW	W	SSW	SSW	WSW	WNW	WSW	WNW	NE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on
High Tide	3:52PM1.97m				4:07AM2.01m				4:36PM2.04m				4:50AM1.99m					5:18PM2.05m				5:32AM1.92m
Low Tide			9:57PM0.29m				10:19AM0.17m				10:42PM0.28m				10:58AM0.17m					11:24PM0.31m				11:35AM0.22m


	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—
	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	14	14	15	18	19	17	15	14	14	14	14	17	19	17	16	16	15	15	14	16	17
Feels °C	14	14	14	13	12	13	16	16	15	15	14	15	14	13	17	18	17	16	16	15	15	13	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11
kJ	249	260	248	211	211	203	173	273	399	445	1288	2202	2171	1998	1686	1408	1261	1067	891	791	1039	1138	1142	806
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	SW 4	SW 5	SW 5	SW 6	SW 6	SW 7	E 9	SSW 17	SSW 16	SW 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10
kJ	32	9	12	18	21	41	36	139	622	853	408	67	68	48	49	50	53	56	57	57	56	55	55	53
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SW 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SW 12	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	26	21	25	14	38	60	121	270	139	110	85	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 4	SW 4	—	SW 5	—	—	—	—	SW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	3	21	—	34	—	—	—	—	589	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	7	7	4	5	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	6	6	6	7	5	5

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