Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

16.7° 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 11AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Evening (13 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 13							Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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)	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 10	SSW 10	ESE 7	S 10	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	265	265	214	214	214	181	196	196	206	190	275	281	287	307	248	248	203	203	173	390	725	957	1634	2356
Wind (km/h)	N	N	WNW	SE	ESE	NNE	NNW	NW	W	WNW	WSW	SSW	S	NNW	NNW	W	NNW	N	W	S	SSE	S	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	glassy	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	glassy	cross	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy
High Tide	2:32AM1.93m				3:06PM1.86m				3:22AM1.99m				3:52PM1.97m				4:07AM2.01m				4:36PM2.04m
Low Tide			8:54AM0.28m				9:10PM0.35m				9:38AM0.21m				9:57PM0.29m				10:19AM0.17m				10:42PM0.28m


	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33
	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	5:39
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	18	19	17	16	17	17	16	16	18	18	16	15	14	15	14	15	17	18	17	15	15	15
Feels °C	14	14	18	18	16	15	16	16	14	15	17	16	15	15	13	15	13	13	16	16	17	14	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 15	SW 14
kJ	191	226	214	181	181	181	147	196	206	190	275	281	287	307	248	248	203	203	173	136	439	453	1634	2356
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	E 8	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 9	SSW 9	SSE 8	SW 5	SW 5	SW 6	SW 6	SW 11	SSW 17	SSW 16	SW 10	E 9
kJ	265	265	214	214	214	163	196	83	83	133	59	49	40	32	24	13	18	19	23	182	725	957	268	87
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 18	S 18	SW 18	S 10	ESE 9	SSW 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 9	SW 13	SW 4	SSE 8	SW 12	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	E 9	E 10	E 10	—
kJ	8	8	12	11	7	6	12	68	58	78	28	26	32	45	7	14	38	60	123	390	139	115	88	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 3	SW 4	SW 5	SW 5	WSW 5	—	SW 6	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	8	18	27	34	—	52	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	3	3	0	72	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	3	0	7	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	9	8	8	9	7	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	9	5	6

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