Brak River surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 20 Apr 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
20.0° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than 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: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
3
3
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
4
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)141414141313131213121213131415161616161615141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)594055683413297325762253231341684712487854886002542870018603893387547758683358274671366931102736
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
20
NNW
25
WNW
30
WSW
40
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
S
15
SE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:39PM
1.87
5:56AM
1.92
6:27PM
1.73
6:46AM
1.71
7:26PM
1.58
7:51AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:31PM
0.37
12:03PM
0.39
12:18AM
0.55
12:52PM
0.57
1:21AM
0.74
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-----6:58-------6:58-------6:58--
Sunset6:01-------6:00-------6:00-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------1-11-----------
Temp. °C201715151415202117161515141416171715151413131719
Feels °C (?)151412131010141410111111101113141412131110101415
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